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high 7.2

CVE-2005-1264 json

Raw character devices (raw.c) in the Linux kernel 2.6.x call the wrong function before passing an ioctl to the block device, which crosses…

published 2005-05-17 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-1267

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 45%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Raw character devices (raw.c) in the Linux kernel 2.6.x call the wrong function before passing an ioctl to the block device, which crosses security boundaries by making kernel address space accessible from user space, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2005-1589.

Patch / fix

  • kernel RHEL 4 2.6.9-11.EL
  • kernel-smp RHEL 4 2.6.9-11.EL
  • kernel-hugemem RHEL 4 2.6.9-11.EL

red hat advisories RHSA-2005:420

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2005-1264 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 kernel 2.6.9-11.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-11.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-11.EL Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 kernel 2.6.9-11.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-11.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-11.EL Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 kernel 2.6.9-11.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-11.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-11.EL Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 kernel 2.6.9-11.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-11.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-11.EL
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:420

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Exploit prediction

0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2005-q2/0045.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

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Sources

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