CVE-2005-0749 [High] | Denial of Service in Linux Kernel

CVE-2005-0749 is rated Moderate Risk (41.6/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.45%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.05%	0.45%	+0.40%
2	2026-02-28	0.04%	0.05%	+0.01%
3	2024-12-17	—	0.04%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.05%

0.45%

+0.40%

2026-02-28

0.04%

0.05%

+0.01%

2024-12-17

—

0.04%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
7.2	2.0	HIGH	`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C` Click to expand Access vector (AV:L) Requires local access to the target system. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:C) Complete confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:C) Complete integrity impact. Availability impact (A:C) Complete availability impact.	3.9	10.0	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

7.2

2.0

HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand

Access vector (AV:L): Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N): No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C): Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C): Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C): Complete availability impact.

3.9

10.0

[email protected]

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-0749

vendor	priority	summary	link
`redhat`	high	—	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0749
`suse`	medium	CVE-2005-0749 severity moderate: SUSE including 10 source package names (kernel-default, kernel-default-base, …), 208 product×package rows across 42 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, SUSE Enterprise Storage 5, … (42 product lines)): Known Not Affected 208.	https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0749/
`ubuntu`	medium	CVE-2005-0749 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (kernel-source-2.4.27, linux-source-2.6.15, linux-source-2.6.17), 12 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): DNE 5, released 4, needs-triage 3.	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-0749

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0749

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
linux	linux_kernel	<= 2.6.11.5	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
linux	linux_kernel	2.0	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.1	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.1:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.2	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.2:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.3	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.3:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.4	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.4:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.5	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.5:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.6	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.6:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.7	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.7:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.8	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.8:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.9	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.9:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.9.9	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.9.9:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.10	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.10:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.11	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.11:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.12	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.12:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.13	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.13:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.14	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.14:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.15	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.15:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.16	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.16:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.17	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.17:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.18	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.18:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.19	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.19:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.20	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.20:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.21	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.21:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.22	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.22:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.23	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.23:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.24	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.24:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.25	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.25:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.26	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.26:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.27	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.27:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.28	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.28:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.29	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.29:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.30	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.30:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.31	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.31:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.32	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.32:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.33	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.33:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.34	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.34:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.35	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.35:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.36	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.36:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.37	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.37:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.38	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.38:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.0.39	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.39:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.1	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.1:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.1.89	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.1.89:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.2.0	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.0:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.2.1	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.1:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.2.2	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.2:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.2.3	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.3:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.2.4	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.4:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.2.5	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.5:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.2.6	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.6:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.2.7	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.7:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.2.8	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.8:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.2.9	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.9:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.2.10	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.10:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.2.11	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.11:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.2.12	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.12:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.2.13	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.13:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.2.14	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.14:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.2.15	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.15:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.2.15	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.15:pre16::::::
linux	linux_kernel	2.2.15_pre20	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.15_pre20:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.2.16	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.16:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.2.16	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.16:pre6::::::
linux	linux_kernel	2.2.17	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.17:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.2.18	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.18:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.2.19	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.19:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.2.20	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.20:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.2.21	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.21:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.2.22	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.22:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.2.23	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.23:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.2.24	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.24:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.2.25	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.25:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.2.27	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.27:rc2::::::
linux	linux_kernel	2.3.0	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.3.0:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.3.99	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.3.99:::::::*
linux	linux_kernel	2.3.99	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.3.99:pre1::::::
linux	linux_kernel	2.3.99	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.3.99:pre2::::::
linux	linux_kernel	2.3.99	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.3.99:pre3::::::
linux	linux_kernel	2.3.99	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.3.99:pre4::::::

References for CVE-2005-0749

URL	Tags
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060402-01-U
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.11.6	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/14713/	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19607
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-293.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-366.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-529.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-551.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12935
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=152532
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19867
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10640
https://usn.ubuntu.com/103-1/

URL

CVE-2005-0749

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0749

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0749

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-0749

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-0749

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0749

References for CVE-2005-0749