CVE-2005-0178 Race condition in n/a

What is CVE-2005-0178?

CVE-2005-0178 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 16 Feb 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Race condition in the setsid function in Linux before 2.6.8.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly access portions of kernel memory, related to TTY changes, locking, and semaphores.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0178?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Linux kernel, Netkit Linux Netkit, Vserver Linux-Vserver.

How do I fix CVE-2005-0178?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2005-0178 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0178 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-mmfc-r494-fxhj.