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CVE-2005-1369

nvd nist
Published: May 2, 2005Modified: Apr 16, 2026

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2.1
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD

Description

The (1) it87 and (2) via686a drivers in I2C for Linux 2.6.x before 2.6.11.8, and 2.6.12 before 2.6.12-rc2, create the sysfs "alarms" file with write permissions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by attempting to write to the file, which does not have an associated store function.

Affected (17)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel
1 product
Linux Kernel
Configuration A
17 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Linux
Version 2.6.0
Version 2.6.10
Version 2.6.10 rc2
Version 2.6.11
Version 2.6.12 rc1
Version 2.6.1
Version 2.6.1 rc1
Version 2.6.1 rc2
Version 2.6.2
Version 2.6.3
Version 2.6.4
Version 2.6.5
Version 2.6.6
Version 2.6.7
Version 2.6.8.1
Version 2.6.8
Version 2.6.9 2.6.20

References (6)

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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