# CVE-2005-1264: Raw character devices (raw.c) in the Linux kernel 2.6.x call the wrong function before passing an ioctl to the block device, which crosses s

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-05-17 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Raw character devices (raw.c) in the Linux kernel 2.6.x call the wrong function before passing an ioctl to the block device, which crosses security boundaries by making kernel address space accessible from user space, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2005-1589.

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## References

- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.11.10
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10264
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0557
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2005-q2/0045.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13651
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2005-q2/0046.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-420.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=111630512512222

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