CVE-2005-0178: Race Condition

Published Feb 16, 2005
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Updated

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.

Affected Software

280 affected components
Netkit Linux Netkit=0.17
Netkit Linux Netkit=0.17.17
vserver Linux-VServer=1.20
vserver Linux-VServer=1.21
vserver Linux-VServer=1.22
vserver Linux-VServer=1.23
vserver Linux-VServer=1.24
Linux Linux kernel=2.0
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.1
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.2
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.3
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.4
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.5
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.6
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.7
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.8
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.9
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.9.9
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.10
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.11
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.12
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.13
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.14
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.15
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.16
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.17
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.18
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.19
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.20
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.21
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.22
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.23
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.24
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.25
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.26
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.27
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.28
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.29
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.30
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.31
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.32
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.33
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.34
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.35
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.36
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.37
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.38
Linux Linux kernel=2.0.39
Linux Linux kernel=2.1
Linux Linux kernel=2.1.89
Linux Linux kernel=2.2.0
Linux Linux kernel=2.2.1
Linux Linux kernel=2.2.2
Linux Linux kernel=2.2.3
Linux Linux kernel=2.2.4
Linux Linux kernel=2.2.5
Linux Linux kernel=2.2.6
Linux Linux kernel=2.2.7
Linux Linux kernel=2.2.8
Linux Linux kernel=2.2.9
Linux Linux kernel=2.2.10
Linux Linux kernel=2.2.11
Linux Linux kernel=2.2.12
Linux Linux kernel=2.2.13
Linux Linux kernel=2.2.14
Linux Linux kernel=2.2.15
Linux Linux kernel=2.2.15-pre16
Linux Linux kernel=2.2.15_pre20
Linux Linux kernel=2.2.16
Linux Linux kernel=2.2.16-pre6
Linux Linux kernel=2.2.17
Linux Linux kernel=2.2.18
Linux Linux kernel=2.2.19
Linux Linux kernel=2.2.20
Linux Linux kernel=2.2.21
Linux Linux kernel=2.2.22
Linux Linux kernel=2.2.23
Linux Linux kernel=2.2.24
Linux Linux kernel=2.2.25
Linux Linux kernel=2.2.27-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=2.3.0
Linux Linux kernel=2.3.99
Linux Linux kernel=2.3.99-pre1
Linux Linux kernel=2.3.99-pre2
Linux Linux kernel=2.3.99-pre3
Linux Linux kernel=2.3.99-pre4
Linux Linux kernel=2.3.99-pre5
Linux Linux kernel=2.3.99-pre6
Linux Linux kernel=2.3.99-pre7
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test1
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test10
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test11
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test12
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test2
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test3
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test4
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test5
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test6
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test7
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test8
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test9
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.1
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.2
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.3
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.3-pre3
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.4
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.5
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.6
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.7
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.8
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.9
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.10
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.11
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.12
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.13
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.14
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.15
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.16
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.17
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.18
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.18
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.18-pre1
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.18-pre2
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.18-pre3
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.18-pre4
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.18-pre5
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.18-pre6
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.18-pre7
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.18-pre8
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.19
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.19-pre1
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.19-pre2
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.19-pre3
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.19-pre4
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.19-pre5
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.19-pre6
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.20
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.21
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.21-pre1
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.21-pre4
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.21-pre7
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.22
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.22-pre10
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.23
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.23-pre9
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.23_ow2
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.24
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.24_ow1
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.25
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.26
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.27
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.27-pre1
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.27-pre2
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.27-pre3
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.27-pre4
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.27-pre5
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.28
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.29
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.29-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.29-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.30
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.30-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.30-rc3
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.31-pre1
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.0
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.1
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.2
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.3
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.4
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.5
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.6
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.7
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.8
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.9
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.10
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.11
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.12
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.13
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.14
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.15
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.16
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.17
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.18
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.19
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.20
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.21
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.22
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.23
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.24
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.25
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.26
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.27
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.28
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.29
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.30
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.31
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.32
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.33
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.34
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.35
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.36
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.37
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.38
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.39
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.40
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.41
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.42
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.43
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.44
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.45
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.46
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.47
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.48
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.49
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.50
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.51
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.52
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.53
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.54
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.55
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.56
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.57
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.58
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.59
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.60
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.61
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.62
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.63
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.64
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.65
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.66
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.67
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.68
Linux Linux kernel=2.5.69
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test10
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test11
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test2
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test3
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test4
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test5
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test6
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test7
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test8
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test9
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.1-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.1-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.2
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.3
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.4
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.5
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.6
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.6-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.7
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.7-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.8
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.8-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.8-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.8-rc3
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.10
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.10-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.11
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.11-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.11-rc3
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.11-rc4
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.11.1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.11.2
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.11.3
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.11.4
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.11.5
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.11.6
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.11.7
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.11.8
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.12-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.12-rc4
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.20.1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6_test9_cvs

Remediation

Patch Available

http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset@41ddda70CWJb5nNL71T4MOlG2sMG8A

Patch Available

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-092.html

Event History

Feb 16, 2005
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0178?

CVE-2005-0178 is classified as a critical vulnerability due to its potential to cause a denial of service and unauthorized access to kernel memory.

2

How do I fix CVE-2005-0178?

To mitigate CVE-2005-0178, upgrade to a later version of the Linux kernel that addresses this vulnerability, specifically version 2.6.8.1 or later.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2005-0178?

CVE-2005-0178 affects all local users of Linux kernels prior to version 2.6.8.1.

4

What impacts does CVE-2005-0178 have on Linux systems?

The vulnerability can lead to system crashes and unauthorized access to kernel memory, impacting system integrity and stability.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2005-0178?

Disabling certain user capabilities and carefully managing user permissions can act as temporary mitigations until a patch is applied.

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