security flaw
Published Oct 25, 2005
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.39%
Description
The rw_vm function in usercopy.c in the 4GB split patch for the Linux kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 does not perform proper bounds checking, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash).
Affected products
No data.
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-22.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2005:514
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-22.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2005:514 |
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 3, 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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00394) | 31.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00394) | 30.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00058) | 15.34th | 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 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 31.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 40.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17073 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-2100 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=165547 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617687 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2100
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11556 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2100
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17073 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-2100 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=165547 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617687 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2100 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11556 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2100 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.