VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2005-0179
CVSS score2.1 LOW
EPSS probability0.37%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2005-03-07
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Description
Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) and bypass RLIM_MEMLOCK limits via the mlockall call.
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108