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CVE-2005-1768

Race condition in the ia32 compatibility code for the execve system call in Linux kernel 2.4 before 2.4.31 and 2.6 before 2.6.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a concurrent thread that increments a pointer count after the nargs function has counted the pointers, but before the count is copied from user space to kernel space, which leads to a buffer overflow.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2005-1768 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from linux organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2005, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2005-07-11T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 3.7 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: HIGH
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

1.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.1	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.2	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.3	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.10	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.11	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.12	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.13	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.14	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.15	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.16	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.17	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.18	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.18	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.18	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.18	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.18	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.18	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.18	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.18	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.18	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.18	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.19	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.19	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.19	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.19	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.19	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.19	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.19	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.20	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.21	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.21	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.21	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.21	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.22	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.22	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.23	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.23	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.23_ow2	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.24	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.24_ow1	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.25	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.26	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.27	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.27	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.27	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.27	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.27	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.27	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.28	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.29	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.29	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.29	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.30	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.30	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.30	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.31	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.1	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.1	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.1	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.2	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.3	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.4	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.5	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.6	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.6	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.10	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6_test9_cvs	Yes

References

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060402-01-U ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112110120216116&w=2 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/15980 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/17002 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/18059 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/19185 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/19607 ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014442 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921 ([email protected])
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_44_kernel.html ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-551.html ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14205 ([email protected])
http://www.suresec.org/advisories/adv4.pdf ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1878 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11117 ([email protected])
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060402-01-U (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112110120216116&w=2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/15980 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/17002 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/18059 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/19185 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/19607 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014442 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_44_kernel.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-551.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14205 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.suresec.org/advisories/adv4.pdf (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1878 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11117 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For linux's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.