What is CVE-2005-0937?

CVE-2005-0937 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 1.2 out of 10. CVE-2005-0937 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-0937?

CVE-2005-0937 has a CVSS score of 1.2 out of 10, rated Low severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2005-0937?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2005-0937 patch availability.

Is CVE-2005-0937 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-0937 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2005-0937

Low

Some futex functions in futex.c for Linux kernel 2.6.x perform get_user calls while holding the mmap_sem semaphore, which could allow local users to cause a deadlock condition in do_page_fault by triggering get_user faults while another thread is executing mmap or other functions.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2005-02-22

Last modified 2026-04-16

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

1.2

out of 10

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

References

5 total

Lkml
http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/2/22/123

Patch Vendor Advisory
Linux
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%40421cfc11zFsK9gxvSJ2t__FCmuUd3Q
Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-420.html
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
Oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10037

Details

CVE ID CVE-2005-0937

Severity Low

CVSS score 1.2 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2005-02-22

Modified 2026-04-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-0937?

CVE-2005-0937 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 1.2 out of 10 . CVE-2005-0937 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-0937?

CVE-2005-0937 has a CVSS score of 1.2 out of 10, rated Low severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2005-0937?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2005-0937 patch availability.
Is CVE-2005-0937 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2005-0937 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.