CVE-2005-1369
The (1) it87 and (2) via686a drivers in I2C for Linux 2.6.x before 2.6.11.8, and 2.6.12 before 2.6.12-rc2, create the sysfs "alarms" file with write permissions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by attempting to…
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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.38%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The (1) it87 and (2) via686a drivers in I2C for Linux 2.6.x before 2.6.11.8, and 2.6.12 before 2.6.12-rc2, create the sysfs "alarms" file with write permissions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by attempting to write to the file, which does not have an associated store function.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.38% probability · 31th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.11.8Patch
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/4/20/159
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.11.8Patch
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/4/20/159
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.