What is CVE-2005-2100?

CVE-2005-2100 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10. CVE-2005-2100 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-2100?

CVE-2005-2100 has a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10, rated Low severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2005-2100?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2005-2100. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2005-2100 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-2100 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2005-2100

Low

The rw_vm function in usercopy.c in the 4GB split patch for the Linux kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 does not perform proper bounds checking, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash).

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2005-10-25

Last modified 2026-04-16

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

2.1

out of 10

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2005-2100 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17073
Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html

Vendor Advisory
Oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11556
Kernel patch commit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=165547
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2005-2100

Severity Low

CVSS score 2.1 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2005-10-25

Modified 2026-04-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-2100?

CVE-2005-2100 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10 . CVE-2005-2100 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-2100?

CVE-2005-2100 has a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10, rated Low severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2005-2100?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2005-2100. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2005-2100 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2005-2100 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.