CVE-2005-2100: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The rw_vm function in usercopy.c in the 4GB split patch for the Linux kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 does not perform proper bounds checking, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash).

Affected products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux: version 4.0 only
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop: version 4.0 only

Published 2005-10-25. Last modified 2026-06-16.