CVE-2005-1368 Denial of service in n/a

What is CVE-2005-1368?

CVE-2005-1368 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 2 May 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The key_user_lookup function in security/keys/key.c in Linux kernel 2.6.10 to 2.6.11.8 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service (oops) via SMP.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1368?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2005-1368?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1368 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2005-1368 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1368 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-r229-jr56-7xj4.