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CVE-2005-2492
The raw_sendmsg function in the Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.13.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (change hardware state)…
Low3.6EPSS 0.45%
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- Updated
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- redhat
Description
The raw_sendmsg function in the Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.13.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (change hardware state) or read from arbitrary memory via crafted input.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low3.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.45% · top 60% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.6.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (15)
- MDKSA-2005:235 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 14787 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- MDKSA-2005:220 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- 17073 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- kernel-rawsendmsg-obtain-information(22218) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2005:068 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- USN-178-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 2005-0049 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.13.1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:514 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 17918 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FLSA:157459-3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 16747 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=166830 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11031 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- 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)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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