CVE-2005-2456 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2005-2456?

CVE-2005-2456 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 4 Aug 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Array index overflow in the xfrm_sk_policy_insert function in xfrm_user.c in Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (oops or deadlock) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a p->dir value that is larger than XFRM_POLICY_OUT, which is used as an index in the sock->sk_policy array.

Weakness: CWE-667

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2456?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2456?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2005-2456 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2456 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-2qg3-v24w-xhmx.