VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-3105
The mprotect code (mprotect.c) in Linux 2.6 on Itanium IA64 Montecito processors does not properly maintain cache coherency as required by the architecture, which allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly corrupt data by modifying PTE…
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.45%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.45%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The mprotect code (mprotect.c) in Linux 2.6 on Itanium IA64 Montecito processors does not properly maintain cache coherency as required by the architecture, which allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly corrupt data by modifying PTE protections.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.45% probability · 38th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://cache-www.intel.com/cd/00/00/21/57/215792_215792.pdfExploit
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404248d4019z8HvgrPAji51TKrWiV2uw?nav=index.html%7Csrc/%7Csrc/mm%7Crelated/mm/mprotect.c
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18056
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
- http://www.intel.com/cd/ids/developer/asmo-na/eng/215766.htm
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11283
- http://cache-www.intel.com/cd/00/00/21/57/215792_215792.pdfExploit
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404248d4019z8HvgrPAji51TKrWiV2uw?nav=index.html%7Csrc/%7Csrc/mm%7Crelated/mm/mprotect.c
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18056
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
- http://www.intel.com/cd/ids/developer/asmo-na/eng/215766.htm
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11283
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.