security flaw
Published Apr 5, 2005
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
Description
The shmem_nopage function in shmem.c for the tmpfs driver in Linux kernel 2.6 does not properly verify the address argument, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via an invalid address.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-5.0.5.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2005:366
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-5.0.5.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2005:366 |
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.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 | 0.36% (0.00357) | 27.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00357) | 27.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 17.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 27.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 25.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 23.34th | 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) |
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%40420551fbRlv9-QG6Gw9Lw_bKVfPSsg x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/2/5/111 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-366.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12970 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0977 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617594 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0977
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10400 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/103-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0977
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%40420551fbRlv9-QG6Gw9Lw_bKVfPSsg | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/2/5/111 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-366.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12970 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0977 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617594 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0977 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10400 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/103-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0977 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.