What is CVE-2005-0091?

CVE-2005-0091 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10. CVE-2005-0091 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-0091?

CVE-2005-0091 has a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2005-0091?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2005-0091. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2005-0091 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-0091 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2005-0091

High

Unknown vulnerability in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 kernel 4GB/4GB split patch, when using the hugemem kernel, allows local users to read and write to arbitrary kernel memory and gain privileges via certain syscalls.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2005-05-02

Last modified 2026-04-16

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

7.2

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2005-0091 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-092.html

Vendor Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12599
Exchange
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20619
Oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11249

Details

CVE ID CVE-2005-0091

Severity High

CVSS score 7.2 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2005-05-02

Modified 2026-04-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-0091?

CVE-2005-0091 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10 . CVE-2005-0091 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-0091?

CVE-2005-0091 has a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2005-0091?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2005-0091. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2005-0091 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2005-0091 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.