CVE-2005-0867: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Integer overflow in Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to overwrite kernel memory by writing to a sysfs file.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: version 2.6.0 only

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