When was CVE-2005-0176 disclosed?

CVE-2005-0176 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 15, 2005, with the most recent update on April 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2005-0176 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-0176 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 71.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2005-0176?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2005-0176, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

CVE-2005-0176

NONECVSS 0.0

0.0

The shmctl function in Linux 2.6.9 and earlier allows local users to unlock the memory of other processes, which could cause sensitive memory to be swapped to disk, which could allow it to be read by other users once it has been released.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: —
EPSS: 71.9%
KEV: Not listed

References (18)

cve@mitreftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060402-01-U
cve@mitrehttp://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000930
cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=110846102231365&w=2
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/19607
cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-092.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-472.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12598
cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1225
cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8778
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060402-01-U
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000930
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=110846102231365&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/19607
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-092.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-472.html

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CVE-2005-0176

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