CVE-2005-3108 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can cause denial of service or information leaks in the Linux kernel via improper ioremap handling on 64-bit x86 systems.
- 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-2005-3108?
CVE-2005-3108 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
mm/ioremap.c in Linux 2.6 on 64-bit x86 systems allows local users to cause a denial of service or an information leak via an ioremap on a certain memory map that causes the iounmap to perform a lookup of a page that does not exist.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3108?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2005-3108?
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-2005-3108 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3108 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h3p2-qcgx-wvv3.