CVE-2005-0178
Race condition in the setsid function in Linux before 2.6.8.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly access portions of kernel memory, related to TTY changes, locking, and semaphores.
Published:Feb 15, 2005
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Feb 16, 2005
EPSS Score:0.00048
CVSS Score:6.2
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Linux
Product
Linux Kernel
Linux
Linux Kernel
Vendor
Netkit
Product
Linux Netkit
Netkit
Linux Netkit
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux
Redhat
Enterprise Linux
Vendor
Vserver
Product
Linux-vserver
Vserver
Linux-vserver
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
