CVE-2005-1764 Denial of service in n/a
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m6xc-6vh3-vwxw.