| Name | CVE-2005-0977 |
| Description | The shmem_nopage function in shmem.c for the tmpfs driver in Linux kernel 2.6 does not properly verify the address argument, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via an invalid address. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 303177 |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kernel-source-2.6.8 | source | sarge | 2.6.8-16 | 303177 | ||
| linux-2.6 | source | (unstable) | (not affected) |
- linux-2.6 <not-affected> (Fixed before upload into archive)