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CVE-2005-1264

HIGH CVSS: 7.2 Published: 2005-05-17 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References