Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 17, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-1264
CVE-2005-1264
Description
Raw character devices (raw.c) in the Linux kernel 2.6.x call the wrong function before passing an ioctl to the block device, which crosses security boundaries by making kernel address space accessible from user space, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2005-1589.
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Affected products
30cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 29 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test10:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test11:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test9:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:2.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6_test9_cvs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 2.6.x
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2005-q2/0045.htmlnvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2005-q2/0046.htmlnvd
- kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.11.10nvd
- marc.infonvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-420.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/13651nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0557nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10264nvd
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