Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2005-2708

The search_binary_handler function in exec.c in Linux 2.4 kernel on 64-bit x86 architectures does not check a return code for a particular function call when virtual memory is low, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic), as demonstrated by running a process using the bash ulimit -v command.

EPSS: 0.005 (41.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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