Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2005-3105

The mprotect code (mprotect.c) in Linux 2.6 on Itanium IA64 Montecito processors does not properly maintain cache coherency as required by the architecture, which allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly corrupt data by modifying PTE protections.

EPSS: 0.004 (36.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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