LOW
Race condition in the sysfs_read_file and sysfs_write_file functions in Linux kernel before 2.6.10 allows local users to read kernel memory and cause a denial of service (crash) via large offsets in sysfs files
Published Aug 8, 2005
2.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.34%
Description
Race condition in the sysfs_read_file and sysfs_write_file functions in Linux kernel before 2.6.10 allows local users to read kernel memory and cause a denial of service (crash) via large offsets in sysfs files.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.6.10
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
2.6 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.34% 0.00341
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00341
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00341) | 25.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00341) | 25.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 17.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.10-rc1/2.6.10-rc1-mm1/broken-out/fix-race-in-sysfs_read_file-and-sysfs_write_file.patch x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404186a4deVoR88JjTwMa3ZnIp-_YJsA x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17826 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18056 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_44_kernel.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13091 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.10-rc1/2.6.10-rc1-mm1/broken-out/fix-race-in-sysfs_read_file-and-sysfs_write_file.patch | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404186a4deVoR88JjTwMa3ZnIp-_YJsA | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17826 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18056 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE | |
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_44_kernel.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13091 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 8, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Aug 8, 2005
Link CVE-2004-2302
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a