CVE-2005-0001

Publication date 2 May 2005

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Race condition in the page fault handler (fault.c) for Linux kernel 2.2.x to 2.2.7, 2.4 to 2.4.29, and 2.6 to 2.6.10, when running on multiprocessor machines, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via concurrent threads that share the same virtual memory space and simultaneously request stack expansion.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
kernel-source-2.4.27 7.04 feisty Not in release
6.10 edgy
Fixed 2.4.27-12
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 2.4.27-12
linux-source-2.6.15 7.04 feisty Not in release
6.10 edgy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 2.6.15-29.58
linux-source-2.6.17 7.04 feisty Not in release
6.10 edgy
Fixed 2.6.17.1-12.40
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-60-0
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 14 January 2005

Other references