CVE-2005-1767 Denial of service in n/a

Low 2.1 Published 5 Aug 2005 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local users can trigger a denial of service in the Linux kernel by causing stack segment faults on the exception stack.

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-2005-1767?

CVE-2005-1767 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

traps.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.x and 2.4.x executes stack segment faults on an exception stack, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (oops and stack fault exception).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1767?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Novell Linux Desktop, Novell Open Enterprise Server, Suse Suse Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2005-1767?

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-2005-1767 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1767 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-5wx4-mvjj-533c.