What is CVE-2005-0178?

CVE-2005-0178 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10. CVE-2005-0178 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-0178?

CVE-2005-0178 has a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2005-0178?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2005-0178. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2005-0178 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-0178 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2005-0178

Medium

Race condition in the setsid function in Linux before 2.6.8.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly access portions of kernel memory, related to TTY changes, locking, and semaphores.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2005-03-07

Last modified 2026-04-16

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

6.2

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2005-0178 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Distro
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000930

Vendor Advisory
Linux
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%4041ddda70CWJb5nNL71T4MOlG2sMG8A
Marc
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=110846102231365&w=2
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12598
Oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10647
Kernel patch commit
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-092.html
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2005-0178

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.2 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2005-03-07

Modified 2026-04-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-0178?

CVE-2005-0178 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10 . CVE-2005-0178 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-0178?

CVE-2005-0178 has a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2005-0178?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2005-0178. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2005-0178 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2005-0178 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.