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medium 4.9

CVE-2005-3358 json

Linux kernel before 2.6.15 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a set_mempolicy call with a 0 bitmask, which causes…

published 2005-12-14 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-3357

cvss
4.9
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.0%
EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 63%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Linux kernel before 2.6.15 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a set_mempolicy call with a 0 bitmask, which causes a panic when a page fault occurs.

Patch / fix

  • kernel RHEL 4 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL
  • kernel-smp RHEL 4 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL
  • kernel-hugemem RHEL 4 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL

red hat advisories RHSA-2006:0101

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-2005-3358 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 kernel 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 kernel 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 kernel 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 kernel 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0101

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-27031)

Exploit prediction

1.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-27031 Linux Kernel 2.6.x - SET_MEMPOLICY Local Denial of Service dos, 2006-01-04
  • bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=175683 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.9 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

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Sources

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