CVEvulnerability
CVE-2005-3257
4.6 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2005-10-18
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.6 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-264
Description
The VT implementation (vt_ioctl.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.12, and possibly other versions including 2.6.14.4, allows local users to use the KDSKBSENT ioctl on terminals of other users and gain privileges, as demonstrated by modifying key bindings using loadkeys.
Affected configurations
• linux linux kernel 2.6.12
• linux linux kernel 2.6.14.4
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=334113 Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2007-0304.html rhn.redhat.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17226 Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17826 Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17995 Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18203 Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19185 Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19369 Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19374 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017 www.debian.org
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018 www.debian.org
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218 www.mandriva.com
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219 www.mandriva.com
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220 www.mandriva.com
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235 www.mandriva.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15122 www.securityfocus.com
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10615 oval.cisecurity.org
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/231-1/ usn.ubuntu.com
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=334113 Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2007-0304.html rhn.redhat.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17226 Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17826 Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17995 Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18203 Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19185 Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19369 Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19374 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017 www.debian.org
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018 www.debian.org
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218 www.mandriva.com
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219 www.mandriva.com
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220 www.mandriva.com
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235 www.mandriva.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15122 www.securityfocus.com
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10615 oval.cisecurity.org
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/231-1/ usn.ubuntu.com