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CVE-2005-2553
The find_target function in ptrace32.c in the Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.29 does not properly handle a NULL return value from another…
Low2.1EPSS 0.55%
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- Assigned by
- redhat
Description
The find_target function in ptrace32.c in the Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.29 does not properly handle a NULL return value from another function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash/oops) by running a 32-bit ltrace program with the -i option on a 64-bit executable program.
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)
- 0.55% · top 54% 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 2.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (14)
- 19038 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 18977 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 18059 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FLSA:157459-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2006:044 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/1/5/245 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2006:012 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- DSA-921 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 17002 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 14965 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:663 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- ADV-2005-1878 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset%4041dd3455GwQPufrGvBJjcUOXQa3WXA (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9647 (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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