CVE-2005-0529: Linux Kernel

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Linux kernel 2.6.10 and 2.6.11rc1-bk6 uses different size types for offset arguments to the proc_file_read and locks_read_proc functions, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow when a signed comparison causes negative integers to be used in a positive context.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: version 2.6.10 only; version 2.6.11_rc1_bk6 only

Published 2005-05-02. Last modified 2026-06-16.