LOW
security flaw
Published Feb 6, 2005
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.37%
Description
Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) and bypass RLIM_MEMLOCK limits via the mlockall call.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.1
- 2.4.2
- 2.4.3
- 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
- 2.4.18
- 2.4.18
- 2.4.18
- 2.4.18
- 2.4.18
- 2.4.18
- 2.4.18
- 2.4.18
- 2.4.18
- 2.4.19
- 2.4.19
- 2.4.19
- 2.4.19
- 2.4.19
- 2.4.19
- 2.4.19
- 2.4.20
- 2.4.21
- 2.4.21
- 2.4.21
- 2.4.21
- 2.4.22
- 2.4.22
- 2.4.23
- 2.4.23
- 2.4.23_ow2
- 2.4.24
- 2.4.24_ow1
- 2.4.25
- 2.4.26
- 2.4.27
- 2.4.27
- 2.4.27
- 2.4.27
- 2.4.27
- 2.4.27
- 2.4.28
- 2.4.29
- 2.4.29
- 2.4.29
- 2.4.30
- 2.4.30
- 2.4.30
- 2.4.31
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.4
- 2.6.5
- 2.6.6
- 2.6.6
- 2.6.7
- 2.6.7
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.8.1
- 2.6.9
- 2.6.10
- 2.6.10
- 2.6.11
- 2.6.11
- 2.6.11
- 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
- 2.6.12
- 2.6.12
- 2.6_test9_cvs
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
kernel-0:2.4.21-37.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2005:663
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2005:092
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | kernel-0:2.4.21-37.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2005:663 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2005:092 |
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.
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.37% 0.00373
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00373
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00373) | 28.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00373) | 28.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 16.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000930 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAVendor Advisory
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-January/030660.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17002 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-092.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1878 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0179 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617484 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0179
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9890 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0179
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000930 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAVendor Advisory | |
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-January/030660.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17002 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-092.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1878 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0179 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617484 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0179 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9890 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0179 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 6, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 28, 2005
Link CVE-2005-0179
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a