FKIE_CVE-2005-4605
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2005-12-31 05:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:19
Severity
Summary
The procfs code (proc_misc.c) in Linux 2.6.14.3 and other versions before 2.6.15 allows attackers to read sensitive kernel memory via unspecified vectors in which a signed value is added to an unsigned value.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.14 | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.14 | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.14 | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.14 | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.14.3 | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.15 | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.15 |
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