CVE-2005-0176

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2005-02-15
Bugzilla:
1617481: CVE-2005-0176 security flaw

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

The shmctl function in Linux 2.6.9 and earlier allows local users to unlock the memory of other processes, which could cause sensitive memory to be swapped to disk, which could allow it to be read by other users once it has been released.

Find out more about CVE-2005-0176 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Red Hat Security Errata

Platform Errata Release Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (kernel) RHSA-2005:472 2005-05-25
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (kernel) RHSA-2005:092 2005-02-18

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