CVE-2005-1764 Denial of service in n/a

Low 2.1 Published Updated

Local users can cause a denial of service on 64-bit Linux systems due to missing guard pages for AMD K8 hardware.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2005-1764?

CVE-2005-1764 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 7 Oct 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Linux 2.6.11 on 64-bit x86 (x86_64) platforms does not use a guard page for the 47-bit address page to protect against an AMD K8 bug, which allows local users to cause a denial of service.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1764?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2005-1764?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1764 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-2005-1764 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1764 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m6xc-6vh3-vwxw.

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