What is CVE-2005-3358?

CVE-2005-3358 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10. CVE-2005-3358 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-3358?

CVE-2005-3358 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2005-3358?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2005-3358. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2005-3358 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-3358 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2005-3358

Medium

Linux kernel before 2.6.15 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a set_mempolicy call with a 0 bitmask, which causes a panic when a page fault occurs.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2005-12-14

Last modified 2026-04-16

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.9

out of 10

Medium

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:C

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2005-3358 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Linux
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%4042307e9fp8ihEMrfaoPMp_agDevQNA
Lists
http://lists.suse.de/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0010.html
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18216

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18510

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18788

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19038

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374

Vendor Advisory
Securitytracker
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015433
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15
Novell
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_06_kernel.html
Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427981/100/0/threaded
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16135
Vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0035

Vendor Advisory
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=175683

Exploit
Oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10410

Details

CVE ID CVE-2005-3358

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2005-12-14

Modified 2026-04-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-3358?

CVE-2005-3358 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 . CVE-2005-3358 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-3358?

CVE-2005-3358 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2005-3358?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2005-3358. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2005-3358 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2005-3358 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.