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high 7.2

CVE-2005-0750 json

The bluez_sock_create function in the Bluetooth stack for Linux kernel 2.4.6 through 2.4.30-rc1 and 2.6 through 2.6.11.5 allows local users…

published 2005-03-27 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-0751

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 58%
public exploits
4
Exploit-DB

Summary

The bluez_sock_create function in the Bluetooth stack for Linux kernel 2.4.6 through 2.4.30-rc1 and 2.6 through 2.6.11.5 allows local users to gain privileges via (1) socket or (2) socketpair call with a negative protocol value.

Patch / fix

  • kernel RHEL 4 2.6.9-5.0.5.EL
  • kernel-smp RHEL 4 2.6.9-5.0.5.EL
  • kernel-hugemem RHEL 4 2.6.9-5.0.5.EL
  • kernel RHEL 3 2.4.21-27.0.4.EL
  • kernel-smp RHEL 3 2.4.21-27.0.4.EL
  • kernel-BOOT RHEL 3 2.4.21-27.0.4.EL
  • kernel-source RHEL 3 2.4.21-27.0.4.EL
  • kernel-hugemem RHEL 3 2.4.21-27.0.4.EL

red hat advisories RHSA-2005:366RHSA-2005:293

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-2005-0750 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 kernel 2.4.21-27.0.4.EL, kernel-smp 2.4.21-27.0.4.EL, kernel-BOOT 2.4.21-27.0.4.EL, kernel-source 2.4.21-27.0.4.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.4.21-27.0.4.EL, kernel-unsupported 2.4.21-27.0.4.EL, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 kernel 2.4.21-27.0.4.EL, kernel-smp 2.4.21-27.0.4.EL, kernel-BOOT 2.4.21-27.0.4.EL, kernel-source 2.4.21-27.0.4.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.4.21-27.0.4.EL, kernel-unsupported 2.4.21-27.0.4.EL, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:293
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 kernel 2.6.9-5.0.5.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-5.0.5.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-5.0.5.EL Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 kernel 2.6.9-5.0.5.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-5.0.5.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-5.0.5.EL
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:366
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:283
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 kernel 2.4.21-27.0.4.EL, kernel-smp 2.4.21-27.0.4.EL, kernel-BOOT 2.4.21-27.0.4.EL, kernel-source 2.4.21-27.0.4.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.4.21-27.0.4.EL, kernel-unsupported 2.4.21-27.0.4.EL, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:293
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 kernel 2.6.9-5.0.5.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-5.0.5.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-5.0.5.EL
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:366
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:283
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 kernel 2.4.21-27.0.4.EL, kernel-smp 2.4.21-27.0.4.EL, kernel-BOOT 2.4.21-27.0.4.EL, kernel-source 2.4.21-27.0.4.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.4.21-27.0.4.EL, kernel-unsupported 2.4.21-27.0.4.EL, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:293
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 kernel 2.6.9-5.0.5.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-5.0.5.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-5.0.5.EL
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:366
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  • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:284

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-25287)

Exploit prediction

0.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-25289 Linux Kernel 2.4.30/2.6.11.5 - BlueTooth 'bluez_sock_create' Local Privilege Escalation local, 2005-10-19
  • EDB-25288 Linux Kernel 2.4.x/2.6.x - BlueTooth Signed Buffer Index Privilege Escalation (1) local, 2005-04-08
  • EDB-25287 Linux Kernel 2.4.x/2.6.x - BlueTooth Signed Buffer Index (PoC) dos, 2005-03-28
  • EDB-926 Linux Kernel 2.4.x/2.6.x - 'Bluez' BlueTooth Signed Buffer Index Privilege Escalation (2) local, 2005-10-26

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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References

Sources

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