CVE-2005-0529 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2005-0529?

CVE-2005-0529 is a low-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 24 Feb 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Linux kernel 2.6.10 and 2.6.11rc1-bk6 uses different size types for offset arguments to the proc_file_read and locks_read_proc functions, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow when a signed comparison causes negative integers to be used in a positive context.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0529?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2005-0529?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2005-0529 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0529 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-wqgc-ghqv-pj27.