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TI-2005-00146 Aliases CVE-2005-0177GHSA-m9pj-67cf-px2x

nls_ascii.c in Linux before 2.6.8.1 uses an incorrect table size, which allows attackers…

Priority LOW 39CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

nls_ascii.c in Linux before 2.6.8.1 uses an incorrect table size, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via a buffer overflow.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0242 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.8.1VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.8.1 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2005:092 Released 2005-02-18 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 kernel-2.6.9-5.0.3.EL, kernel-2.6.9-5.0.3.EL.ia64, kernel-2.6.9-5.0.3.EL.ppc64iseries +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 kernel-2.6.9-5.0.3.EL, kernel-devel-2.6.9-5.0.3.EL, kernel-doc-2.6.9-5.0.3.EL +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 kernel-2.6.9-5.0.3.EL, kernel-2.6.9-5.0.3.EL.ia64, kernel-devel-2.6.9-5.0.3.EL +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 kernel-2.6.9-5.0.3.EL, kernel-2.6.9-5.0.3.EL.ia64, kernel-devel-2.6.9-5.0.3.EL +6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:092
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:092
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:092
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:092

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0177
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m9pj-67cf-px2x

References

Patch 2

Other 3

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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