CVE-2005-3055

Linux kernel 2.6.8 to 2.6.14-rc2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel OOPS) via a userspace process that issues a USB Request Block (URB) to a USB device and terminates before the URB is finished, which leads to a stale pointer reference.

Published: 2005-09-26 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2005-3055 is rated Low Risk (24.5/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.12%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3055

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2024-12-17 0.16% 0.12% -0.05%
2 2023-03-07 1.55% 0.16% -1.39%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.55% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-3055

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-3055

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-3055

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-3055
suse medium — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-3055/
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-3055 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (linux-source-2.6.15, linux-source-2.6.17), 8 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): DNE 4, needs-triage 2, released 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-3055

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-3055

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.9 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:2.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.10 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.10 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.6 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.7 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.8 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.11 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.2 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.3 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.4 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.13 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.13 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.13 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.13:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.13 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.13:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.13 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.13:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.13.1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.13.2 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.14 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.14:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.14 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.14:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.1 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-3055

URL Tags
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=112766129313883 Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/17826 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17917 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17918 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21035 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21136 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21465 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21983 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22417 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-180.htm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218 Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235 Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0437.html Not Applicable
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html Not Applicable
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0579.html Not Applicable
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0580.html Not Applicable
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14955 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1863 Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9472
https://usn.ubuntu.com/219-1/
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