CVE-2005-0937 Race condition in n/a

What is CVE-2005-0937?

CVE-2005-0937 is a low-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 30 Mar 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Some futex functions in futex.c for Linux kernel 2.6.x perform get_user calls while holding the mmap_sem semaphore, which could allow local users to cause a deadlock condition in do_page_fault by triggering get_user faults while another thread is executing mmap or other functions.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0937?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2005-0937?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2005-0937 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0937 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-vh58-x7x5-79rq.