CVE-2005-1589 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2005-1589?

CVE-2005-1589 is a high-severity memory corruption 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

The pkt_ioctl function in the pktcdvd block device ioctl handler (pktcdvd.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.12-rc4 and earlier calls the wrong function before passing an ioctl to the block device, which crosses security boundaries by making kernel address space accessible from user space and allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2005-1264.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1589?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2005-1589?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1589 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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

Is CVE-2005-1589 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-1589 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
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• GitHub advisory
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