When was CVE-2005-0178 disclosed?

CVE-2005-0178 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 7, 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-2005-0178 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-0178 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 15.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2005-0178?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2005-0178, 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-2005-0178

NONECVSS 0.0

0.0

Race condition in the setsid function in Linux before 2.6.8.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly access portions of kernel memory, related to TTY changes, locking, and semaphores.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: —
EPSS: 15.4%
KEV: Not listed

References (12)

cve@mitrehttp://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000930
cve@mitrehttp://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%4041ddda70CWJb5nNL71T4MOlG2sMG8A
cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=110846102231365&w=2
cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-092.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12598
cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10647
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000930
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%4041ddda70CWJb5nNL71T4MOlG2sMG8A
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=110846102231365&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-092.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12598
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10647

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