CVE-2005-3105 Denial of service in n/a
Local users can cause denial of service or data corruption on Itanium systems by exploiting cache coherency flaws in the Linux kernel's mprotect implementation.
- 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-2005-3105?
CVE-2005-3105 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 30 Sep 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The mprotect code (mprotect.c) in Linux 2.6 on Itanium IA64 Montecito processors does not properly maintain cache coherency as required by the architecture, which allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly corrupt data by modifying PTE protections.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3105?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2005-3105?
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-2005-3105 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3105 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r7p5-qh2g-cp2f.