security flaw
Published Oct 20, 2005
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.45%
Description
The sys_get_thread_area function in process.c in Linux 2.6 before 2.6.12.4 and 2.6.13 does not clear a data structure before copying it to userspace, which might allow a user process to obtain sensitive information.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.4
- 2.6.5
- 2.6.6
- 2.6.7
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.8.1
- 2.6.9
- 2.6.10
- 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
- 2.6.11.9
- 2.6.11.10
- 2.6.11.11
- 2.6.11.12
- 2.6.12
- 2.6.12.1
- 2.6.12.2
- 2.6.12.3
- 2.6.12.4
- 2.6.13
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
kernel-0:2.4.21-40.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0144
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-22.0.2.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0101
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | kernel-0:2.4.21-40.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0144 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-22.0.2.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0101 |
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:P/I:N/A:N
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00446) | 36.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00446) | 35.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00110) | 26.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00091) | 40.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00111) | 42.58th | 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) |
No CWE recorded.
References (23)
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%4042e81864gSEM90Oun0jA8dufpM3inw x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/8/3/36 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17826 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18056 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18510 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19252 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=71ae18ec690953e9ba7107c7cc44589c2cc0d9f1 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- 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.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0144.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15527 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-3276 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617813 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3276
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9748 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/219-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3276
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.