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CVE-2005-2456

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.38%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-08-04 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2005-2456
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.38%
Linux

Original Filing — NVD Description

Array index overflow in the xfrm_sk_policy_insert function in xfrm_user.c in Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (oops or deadlock) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a p->dir value that is larger than XFRM_POLICY_OUT, which is used as an index in the sock->sk_policy array.