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TI-2005-02936 Aliases CVE-2005-3105GHSA-r7p5-qh2g-cp2f

The mprotect code (mprotect.c) in Linux 2.6 on Itanium IA64 Montecito processors does not…

Priority LOW 12Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

The mprotect code (mprotect.c) in Linux 2.6 on Itanium IA64 Montecito processors does not properly maintain cache coherency as required by the architecture, which allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly corrupt data by modifying PTE protections.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00448 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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:2.6.0:*:itanium_ia64_montecito:*:*:*:*:*2.6.0VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:itanium_ia64_montecito:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2005:514 Released 2005-10-05 · Red Hat rating Important
    Updated kernel packages available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 kernel-2.6.9-22.EL, kernel-2.6.9-22.EL.ia64, kernel-2.6.9-22.EL.ppc64iseries +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 kernel-2.6.9-22.EL, kernel-devel-2.6.9-22.EL, kernel-doc-2.6.9-22.EL +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 kernel-2.6.9-22.EL, kernel-2.6.9-22.EL.ia64, kernel-devel-2.6.9-22.EL +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 kernel-2.6.9-22.EL, kernel-2.6.9-22.EL.ia64, kernel-devel-2.6.9-22.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-2005:514
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:514
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:514
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:514

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-3105
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r7p5-qh2g-cp2f

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 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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Sources

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