Bug 1617481 (CVE-2005-0176) - CVE-2005-0176 security flaw
Summary: CVE-2005-0176 security flaw
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: CVE-2005-0176
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Reported: 2018-08-16 03:48 UTC by Stephen Herr
Modified: 2019-09-29 14:52 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2018-08-16 03:48:52 UTC
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Description Stephen Herr 2018-08-16 03:48:46 UTC 
Flaw bug created to hold information about an old flaw we knew something about. For more details see the MITRE CVE description.
Comment 1 Stephen Herr 2018-08-16 16:08:46 UTC 
MITRE description:

The shmctl function in Linux 2.6.9 and earlier allows local users to unlock the memory of other processes, which could cause sensitive memory to be swapped to disk, which could allow it to be read by other users once it has been released.
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