Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2005-2709

The sysctl functionality (sysctl.c) in Linux kernel before 2.6.14.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) and possibly execute code by opening an interface file in /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/, waiting until the interface is unregistered, then obtaining and modifying function pointers in memory that was used for the ctl_table.

EPSS: 0.010 (59.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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