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CVE-2005-2553

The find_target function in ptrace32.c in the Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.29 does not properly...

2.1 Low

The find_target function in ptrace32.c in the Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.29 does not properly handle a NULL return value from another function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash/oops) by running a 32-bit ltrace program with the -i option on a 64-bit executable program.

Exploit likelihood

0.55%Down 1.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 2.1

The find_target function in ptrace32.c in the Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.29 does not properly handle a NULL return value from another function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash/oops) by running a 32-bit ltrace program with the -i option on a 64-bit executable program.

Record
CVE-2005-2553
CVSS 2.0
2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The find_target function in ptrace32.c in the Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.29 does not properly handle a NULL return value from another function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash/oops) by running a 32-bit ltrace program with the -i option on a 64-bit executable program.

Record
CVE-2005-2553
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-2554 No score

The find_target function in ptrace32.c in the Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.29 does not properly handle a NULL return value from another function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash/oops) by running a 32-bit ltrace program with the -i option on a 64-bit executable program.

Record
EUVD-2005-2554
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p769-cjvp-8m5m No score

The find_target function in ptrace32.c in the Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.29 does not properly...

The find_target function in ptrace32.c in the Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.29 does not properly handle a NULL return value from another function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash/oops) by running a 32-bit ltrace program with the -i option on a 64-bit executable program.

Record
GHSA-p769-cjvp-8m5m
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kernel-source-2.4.27
Debian:3.1
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
 before 2.4.27-10sarge1, plus listed versions
2.4.27-10
2.4.27-10sarge1
kernel-image-2.4.27-alpha
Debian:3.1
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
 before 2.4.27-10sarge1, plus listed versions
2.4.27-10
2.4.27-10sarge1
kernel-patch-2.4.27-arm
Debian:3.1
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
 before 2.4.27-1sarge1, plus listed versions
2.4.27-1
2.4.27-1sarge1
kernel-image-2.4.27-arm
Debian:3.1
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
 before 2.4.27-2sarge1, plus listed versions
2.4.27-2
2.4.27-2sarge1
kernel-image-2.4.27-i386
Debian:3.1
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
 before 2.4.27-10sarge1, plus listed versions
2.4.27-10
2.4.27-10sarge1
kernel-image-2.4.27-ia64
Debian:3.1
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
 before 2.4.27-10sarge1, plus listed versions
2.4.27-10
2.4.27-10sarge1
kernel-image-2.4.27-m68k
Debian:3.1
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
 before 2.4.27-3sarge1, plus listed versions
2.4.27-3
2.4.27-3sarge1
kernel-patch-2.4.27-mips
Debian:3.1
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
 before 2.4.27-10.sarge1.040815-1, plus listed versions
2.4.27-10.040815-1
2.4.27-10.sarge1.040815-1
kernel-patch-powerpc-2.4.27
Debian:3.1
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
 before 2.4.27-10sarge1, plus listed versions
2.4.27-10
2.4.27-10sarge1
kernel-image-2.4.27-s390
Debian:3.1
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
 before 2.4.27-2sarge1, plus listed versions
2.4.27-2
2.4.27-2sarge1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kernel-image-2.4.27-sparc
Debian:3.1
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
 before 2.4.27-9sarge1, plus listed versions
2.4.27-9
2.4.27-9sarge1
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-BOOT
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-hugemem-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-smp-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-source
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-BOOT
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-hugemem-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-smp-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-source
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-BOOT
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-hugemem-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-smp-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-source
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-BOOT
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-hugemem-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-smp-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-source
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL
kernel-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:2.4.21-37.EL
0:2.4.21-37.EL

History

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

In short

CVE-2005-2553 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Linux Kernel, published August 12, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.55%, the 46th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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