LOW
security flaw
Published Sep 14, 2005
3.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.45%
Description
The raw_sendmsg function in the Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.13.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (change hardware state) or read from arbitrary memory via crafted input.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- 4.10
- 5.04
- 4.0
Configuration 2
OR
- 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
- 2.6.9
- 2.6.10
- 2.6.10
- 2.6.11
- 2.6.11
- 2.6.11
- 2.6.11
- 2.6.11.5
- 2.6.11.6
- 2.6.11.7
- 2.6.11.8
- 2.6.11.11
- 2.6.12
- 2.6.12
- 2.6_test9_cvs
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.
3.6 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
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.
0.45% 0.00454
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00454
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 | 0.45% (0.00454) | 37.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00454) | 35.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 19.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00056) | 25.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00056) | 23.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00056) | 21.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (19)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112690609622266&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXMailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16747/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17073 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17918 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.13.1 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATNot Applicable
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14787 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-178-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-2492 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=166830 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617725 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22218 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2492
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11031 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2492
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Sep 14, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 8, 2005
Link CVE-2005-2492
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a