CVE-2005-1765 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can cause a kernel hang and denial of service on AMD64 Linux systems running in 32-bit compatibility mode via crafted syscall arguments.
- 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-2005-1765?
CVE-2005-1765 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 30 Jun 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
syscall in the Linux kernel 2.6.8.1 and 2.6.10 for the AMD64 platform, when running in 32-bit compatibility mode, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel hang) via crafted arguments.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1765?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2005-1765?
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-2005-1765 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1765 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as GHSA-747f-24cg-37gr.