CVE-2005-3358: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 4.9. EPSS: 1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Linux kernel before 2.6.15 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a set_mempolicy call with a 0 bitmask, which causes a panic when a page fault occurs.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 2.6.14.7; version 2.6.0 only; version 2.6.1 only; version 2.6.3 only; version 2.6.4 only; version 2.6.5 only; …

Published 2005-12-14. Last modified 2026-06-16.