CVE-2005-1761 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can crash the Linux kernel on IA64 systems via ptrace and restore_sigcontext, causing denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-1761?
CVE-2005-1761 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Suse Suse Linux, published on 5 Aug 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 and 2.4 on the IA64 architecture allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via ptrace and the restore_sigcontext function.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1761?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Novell Linux Desktop, Novell Open Enterprise Server, Suse Suse Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2005-1761?
Apply the vendor's patch.
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-2005-1761 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1761 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Suse Suse Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8p96-4fvh-xrwg.