CVE-2005-1264 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2005-1264?

CVE-2005-1264 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 17 May 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Raw character devices (raw.c) in the Linux kernel 2.6.x call the wrong function before passing an ioctl to the block device, which crosses security boundaries by making kernel address space accessible from user space, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2005-1589.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1264?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2005-1264?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2005-1264 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1264 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-vrh3-vx52-7gxc.