Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2005-3276
The sys_get_thread_area function in process.c in Linux 2.6 before 2.6.12.4 and 2.6.13 does not clear a data structure before copying it to userspace, which might allow a user process to obtain sensitive information.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (36.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 36.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2
References
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9748 (signature, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/18056 (third-party-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0144.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/15527 (vdb-entry)
- lkml.org/lkml/2005/8/3/36
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922 (vendor-advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/219-1/ (vendor-advisory)