CVE-2005-2553
Publication date 12 August 2005
Last updated 17 July 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
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
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| kernel-source-2.4.27 | ||