CVE-2005-2490

N/A Unknown
Published: September 14, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the sendmsg function call in the Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.13.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by calling sendmsg and modifying the message contents in another thread.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112690609622266&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/16747/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17002
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/17073
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/17918
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.13.1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14785
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-178-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1878
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=166248
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22217
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10481
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112690609622266&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/16747/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17002
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/17073
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/17918
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.13.1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14785
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-178-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1878
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=166248
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22217
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10481
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

48 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
40th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

linux