When was CVE-2005-0179 disclosed?

CVE-2005-0179 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-2005-0179 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-0179 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 23.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2005-0179?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2005-0179, 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-2005-0179

NONECVSS 0.0

0.0

Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) and bypass RLIM_MEMLOCK limits via the mlockall call.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: —
EPSS: 23.3%
KEV: Not listed

References (14)

cve@mitrehttp://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000930
cve@mitrehttp://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-January/030660.html
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/17002
cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-092.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1878
cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9890
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000930
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-January/030660.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/17002
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-2005-663.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1878
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9890

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