VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2005-2708

CVSS score2.1 LOW
EPSS probability0.52%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2005-10-25
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Description

The search_binary_handler function in exec.c in Linux 2.4 kernel on 64-bit x86 architectures does not check a return code for a particular function call when virtual memory is low, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic), as demonstrated by running a process using the bash ulimit -v command.

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