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CVE-2005-2708

LOW CVSS: 2.1 Published: 2005-10-25 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The search_binary_handler function in exec.c in Linux 2.4 kernel on 64-bit x86 architectures does not check a return code for a particular function call when virtual memory is low, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic), as demonstrated by running a process using the bash ulimit -v command.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-399

References