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CVE-2005-0937

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
22/02/2005
Last modified:
03/04/2025

Description

Some futex functions in futex.c for Linux kernel 2.6.x perform get_user calls while holding the mmap_sem semaphore, which could allow local users to cause a deadlock condition in do_page_fault by triggering get_user faults while another thread is executing mmap or other functions.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 1.20 LOW
Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
1.20
Severity 2.0
LOW

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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