CVE-2005-0091

high

Description

Unknown vulnerability in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 kernel 4GB/4GB split patch, when using the hugemem kernel, allows local users to read and write to arbitrary kernel memory and gain privileges via certain syscalls.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11249

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20619

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12599

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-092.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2005-05-02

Updated: 2017-10-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H