CVE-2005-1264

Raw character devices (raw.c) in the Linux kernel 2.6.x call the wrong function before passing an ioctl to the block device, which crosses security boundaries by making kernel address space accessible from user space, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2005-1589.

Score
CVSS 2.0 7.2 High
Status
Modified - secalert@redhat.com
Published
2005-05-17
Last modified
2024-08-07

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