4.6

CVE-2005-2709: linux linux_kernel Resource Management Errors

Modified
Published 20-11-2005Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2005-2709 is a medium (CVSS 4.6) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4.6, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.6/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.99%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4
DSA-1017-1DSA-1018-1RHSA-2006:0101RHSA-2006:0140

Timeline

  1. 20-11-2005
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.99%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

63%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.99% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databasedoslinuxVerified

    Linux Kernel 2.6.x - Sysctl Unregistration Local Denial of Service

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Linux1 product
  • linux_kernel≤ 2.6.14 | 2.2.27 | 2.4.1 | 2.4.2 | 2.4.3 | 2.4.4 | 2.4.5 | 2.4.6 | 2.4.7 | 2.4.8 | 2.4.9 | 2.4.10 | 2.4.11 | 2.4.12 | 2.4.13 | 2.4.14 | 2.4.15 | 2.4.16 | 2.4.17 | 2.4.18 | 2.4.19 | 2.4.20 | 2.4.21 | 2.4.22 | 2.4.23 | 2.4.24 | 2.4.25 | 2.4.26 | 2.4.27 | 2.4.28 | 2.4.29 | 2.4.29:-rc1 | 2.4.29:-rc2 | 2.4.30 | 2.4.30:rc2 | 2.4.30:rc3 | 2.4.31 | 2.4.31:-pre1 | 2.4.32 | 2.4.32:-pre1 | 2.4.32:-pre2 | 2.4.33 | 2.4.33:p-re1 | 2.4.33.1 | 2.4.33.2 | 2.4.33.3 | 2.4.33.4 | 2.4.33.5 | 2.4.33.7 | 2.4.34 | 2.4.34.1 | 2.4.34.2 | 2.4.34.3 | 2.4.34.4 | 2.4.34.5 | 2.4.34.6 | 2.4.35.1 | 2.4.35.2 | 2.4.35.3 | 2.4.35.4 | 2.4.35.5 | 2.4.36 | 2.4.36.1 | 2.4.36.2 | 2.4.36.3 | 2.4.36.4 | 2.4.36.5 | 2.4.36.6 | 2.4.36.7 | 2.4.36.8 | 2.4.36.9 | 2.4.37 | 2.4.37:-rc1 | 2.4.37.1 | 2.4.37.2 | 2.4.37.3 | 2.4.37.4 | 2.4.37.5 | 2.4.37.6 | 2.6.0 | 2.6.1 | 2.6.10 | 2.6.11 | 2.6.11.1 | 2.6.11.2 | 2.6.11.3 | 2.6.11.4 | 2.6.11.5 | 2.6.11.6 | 2.6.11.7 | 2.6.11.8 | 2.6.11.9 | 2.6.11.10 | 2.6.11.11 | 2.6.11.12 | 2.6.12 | 2.6.12.1 | 2.6.12.2 | 2.6.12.3 | 2.6.12.4 | 2.6.12.5 | 2.6.12.6 | 2.6.13 | 2.6.13.1 | 2.6.13.2 | 2.6.13.3 | 2.6.13.4 | 2.6.13.5

1 vendor · 1 product

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