AIO in the Linux kernel 2.6.11 on the PPC64 or IA64 architectures with CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE enabled allows local users to cause a denial of service (system panic) via a process that executes the io_queue_init function but exits without running io_queue_release, which causes exit_aio and is_hugepage_only_range to fail.
CVE-2005-0916
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 49.7%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 2, 2005
Last Modified
April 16, 2026
References (8)
- secalert@redhathttp://groups-beta.google.com/group/linux.kernel/browse_thread/thread/13b43bd5783842f6/7ce3c5a514a497ab?q=io_queue_init&rnum=3#7ce3c5a514a497ab
- secalert@redhathttp://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404248c8c0es30_4YVdwa6vteKi7h_nw
- secalert@redhathttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_50_kernel.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12987
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://groups-beta.google.com/group/linux.kernel/browse_thread/thread/13b43bd5783842f6/7ce3c5a514a497ab?q=io_queue_init&rnum=3#7ce3c5a514a497ab
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404248c8c0es30_4YVdwa6vteKi7h_nw
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_50_kernel.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12987
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-911✓ verifiedFirst seen Apr 4, 2005
Linux Kernel PPC64/IA64 (AIO) - Local Denial of Service
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