VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2005-0178

CVSS score6.2 NONE
EPSS probability0.36%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2005-03-07
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

Race condition in the setsid function in Linux before 2.6.8.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly access portions of kernel memory, related to TTY changes, locking, and semaphores.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Primary references