CVE

Id
13915  
CVE No.
CVE-2005-2709  
Status
Candidate  
Description
The sysctl functionality (sysctl.c) in Linux kernel before 2.6.14.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) and possibly execute code by opening an interface file in /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/, waiting until the interface is unregistered, then obtaining and modifying function pointers in memory that was used for the ctl_table.  
Phase
Assigned (20050826)  
Votes
None (candidate not yet proposed)  
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