CVE-2005-3179 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2005-3179?

CVE-2005-3179 is a low-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 11 Oct 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

drm.c in Linux kernel 2.6.10 to 2.6.13 creates a debug file in sysfs with world-readable and world-writable permissions, which allows local users to enable DRM debugging and obtain sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3179?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2005-3179?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-3179 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2005-3179 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3179 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-23hq-37gx-cxwv.