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CVE-2005-0977
The shmem_nopage function in shmem.c for the tmpfs driver in Linux kernel 2.6 does not properly verify the address argument, which allows…
Low2.1EPSS 0.36%
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- mitre
Description
The shmem_nopage function in shmem.c for the tmpfs driver in Linux kernel 2.6 does not properly verify the address argument, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via an invalid address.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.36% · top 70% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10400 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%40420551fbRlv9-QG6Gw9Lw_bKVfPSsg (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:366 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- USN-103-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 12970 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- FLSA:157459-3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/2/5/111 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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