Description
The raw_sendmsg function in the Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.13.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (change hardware state) or read from arbitrary memory via crafted input.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 4 | kernel +6 | 2.6.9-22.EL | RHSA-2005:514 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2005:514 Red Hat Security Advisory: Updated kernel packages available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 2 Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- MDKSA-2005:235 vendor-advisory
- 14787 vdb-entry
- MDKSA-2005:220 vendor-advisory
- 17073 third-party-advisory
- kernel-rawsendmsg-obtain-information(22218) vdb-entry
- SUSE-SA:2005:068 vendor-advisory
- USN-178-1 vendor-advisory
- 2005-0049 vendor-advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.13.1
- RHSA-2005:514 vendor-advisory
- 17918 third-party-advisory
- FLSA:157459-3 vendor-advisory
- 16747 third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=166830
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11031 vdb-entry signature