CVE-2005-2553 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2005-2553?

CVE-2005-2553 is a low-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 12 Aug 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The find_target function in ptrace32.c in the Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.29 does not properly handle a NULL return value from another function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash/oops) by running a 32-bit ltrace program with the -i option on a 64-bit executable program.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2553?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2553?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2005-2553 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2553 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-p769-cjvp-8m5m.