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CVE-2005-0176

The shmctl function in Linux 2.6.9 and earlier allows local users to unlock the memory of other...

5.0 Medium

The shmctl function in Linux 2.6.9 and earlier allows local users to unlock the memory of other processes, which could cause sensitive memory to be swapped to disk, which could allow it to be read by other users once it has been released.

Exploit likelihood

2.22%Up 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

The shmctl function in Linux 2.6.9 and earlier allows local users to unlock the memory of other processes, which could cause sensitive memory to be swapped to disk, which could allow it to be read by other users once it has been released.

Record
CVE-2005-0176
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The shmctl function in Linux 2.6.9 and earlier allows local users to unlock the memory of other processes, which could cause sensitive memory to be swapped to disk, which could allow it to be read by other users once it has been released.

Record
CVE-2005-0176
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-0177 No score

The shmctl function in Linux 2.6.9 and earlier allows local users to unlock the memory of other processes, which could cause sensitive memory to be swapped to disk, which could allow it to be read by other users once it has been released.

Record
EUVD-2005-0177
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qppf-5wcp-vjwc No score

The shmctl function in Linux 2.6.9 and earlier allows local users to unlock the memory of other...

The shmctl function in Linux 2.6.9 and earlier allows local users to unlock the memory of other processes, which could cause sensitive memory to be swapped to disk, which could allow it to be read by other users once it has been released.

Record
GHSA-qppf-5wcp-vjwc
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
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-BOOT
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-hugemem-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-smp-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-source
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-BOOT
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-hugemem-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-smp-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-source
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-BOOT
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-hugemem-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-smp-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-source
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-BOOT
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-hugemem-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-smp-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-source
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
kernel-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
0:2.4.21-32.0.1.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-2005-0176 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Linux Kernel, published February 15, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.22%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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