CVE-2005-2490

security flaw

Published Sep 14, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1017-1 New Linux kernel 2.6.8 packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-2491 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-178-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 10:30 PM
Reserved
Aug 8, 2005, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 14, 2005, 7:03 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:14 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Sep 8, 2005, 12:00 AM