Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2005-3053 is an old Linux kernel flaw where a local user could trigger a kernel failure and crash the system. The business risk is availability loss on legacy Linux 2.6.x systems, especially shared servers where untrusted users can run code. Exposure is most likely on legacy Linux 2.6.x deployments and older vendor kernels covered by Red Hat, Mandriva, Ubuntu, Debian, and Fedora advisories. Modern supported Linux distributions are unlikely to remain affected, but unsupported appliances or long-lived servers should be checked. Treat this as a legacy availability risk. It is not presented as remote compromise, but a local crash path on old kernels can still disrupt critical services where unsupported systems remain in production. Mitigation focus: Apply kernel updates from the relevant vendor advisory where applicable.; Replace or isolate unsupported Linux 2.6.x systems.; Limit untrusted local user access until affected hosts are updated..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10576CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
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