CVE-2005-0736

NameCVE-2005-0736
DescriptionInteger overflow in sys_epoll_wait in eventpoll.c for Linux kernel 2.6 to 2.6.11 allows local users to overwrite kernel memory via a large number of events.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
kernel-source-2.4.27source(unstable)(not affected)
kernel-source-2.6.8sourcesarge2.6.8-14
linux-2.6source(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- kernel-source-2.4.27 <not-affected> (There is no epoll in kernel 2.4)
- linux-2.6 <not-affected> (Fixed before upload into archive; 2.6.11.1)

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