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CVE-2005-0091

Unknown vulnerability in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 kernel 4GB/4GB split patch, when using...

7.2 High

Unknown vulnerability in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 kernel 4GB/4GB split patch, when using the hugemem kernel, allows local users to read and write to arbitrary kernel memory and gain privileges via certain syscalls.

Exploit likelihood

0.40%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

Unknown vulnerability in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 kernel 4GB/4GB split patch, when using the hugemem kernel, allows local users to read and write to arbitrary kernel memory and gain privileges via certain syscalls.

Record
CVE-2005-0091
CVSS 2.0
7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Unknown vulnerability in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 kernel 4GB/4GB split patch, when using the hugemem kernel, allows local users to read and write to arbitrary kernel memory and gain privileges via certain syscalls.

Record
CVE-2005-0091
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-0092 No score

Unknown vulnerability in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 kernel 4GB/4GB split patch, when using the hugemem kernel, allows local users to read and write to arbitrary kernel memory and gain privileges via certain syscalls.

Record
EUVD-2005-0092
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x28g-9xm3-rrx6 No score

Unknown vulnerability in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 kernel 4GB/4GB split patch, when using...

Unknown vulnerability in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 kernel 4GB/4GB split patch, when using the hugemem kernel, allows local users to read and write to arbitrary kernel memory and gain privileges via certain syscalls.

Record
GHSA-x28g-9xm3-rrx6
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
kernel-hugemem-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
kernel-smp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
kernel-hugemem-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
kernel-smp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
kernel-hugemem-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
kernel-smp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
kernel-hugemem-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
kernel-smp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL

History

History
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aliasesEUVD
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2005-0091 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published February 21, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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