CVE-2005-2709

no score yetEPSS 1.0%

linux linux kernel: no CVSS score yet. EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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: 1.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 62% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-399
Published: 2005-11-20
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

linux:linux_kernel

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/17504
http://secunia.com/advisories/17541
http://secunia.com/advisories/17648
http://secunia.com/advisories/18510
http://secunia.com/advisories/18562

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