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title: "CVE-2005-0176\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2005-0176

Publication date 15 February 2005

Last updated 17 July 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| linux-source-2.6.15 | 7.04 feisty | Not in release |
| 6.10 edgy | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not affected |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-0176)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0176)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2005-0176)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-0176)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-82-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-82-1)
+ Linux kernel vulnerabilities
+ 15 February 2005

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0176>