VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2005-2456

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2005-08-04
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

Array index overflow in the xfrm_sk_policy_insert function in xfrm_user.c in Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (oops or deadlock) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a p->dir value that is larger than XFRM_POLICY_OUT, which is used as an index in the sock->sk_policy array.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-667: Improper Locking

Primary references