CVE-2005-0532: Linux Kernel

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

The reiserfs_copy_from_user_to_file_region function in reiserfs/file.c for Linux kernel 2.6.10 and 2.6.11 before 2.6.11-rc4, when running on 64-bit architectures, may allow local users to trigger a buffer overflow as a result of casting discrepancies between size_t and int data types.

Affected products

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

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