CVE-2005-2553

Publication date 12 August 2005

Last updated 17 July 2025


Ubuntu priority

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.

Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status
kernel-source-2.4.27 7.04 feisty Not in release
6.10 edgy
Fixed 2.4.27-12
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 2.4.27-12