CVE-2005-2456

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2022-05-01. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
5.5
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Array index overflow in the xfrm_sk_policy_insert function in xfrm_user.c in Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (oops or deadlock) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a p->dir value that is larger than XFRM_POLICY_OUT, which is used as an index in the sock->sk_policy array.

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EPSS
29.7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 4, 2005

Last Modified

April 16, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated May 31, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

[SECURITY] [DSA 922-1] New Linux 2.6.8 packages fix several vulnerabilities

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
generic

[SECURITY] [DSA 921-1] New Linux 2.4.27 packages fix several vulnerabilities

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921
generic

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http://secunia.com/advisories/18056
generic

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http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
generic

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http://secunia.com/advisories/17073
generic

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http://secunia.com/advisories/17002
generic

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http://secunia.com/advisories/16500
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http://secunia.com/advisories/16298

Patch Availability(3)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-image-2.6.8.1-5-amd64-k8 () @ warty2026-05-31ubuntu
redhatkernel-0:2.6.9-22.EL2005-10-05redhat
redhatkernel-0:2.4.21-37.EL2005-09-28redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2005-2456?
CVE-2005-2456 is a medium vulnerability published on August 4, 2005. Array index overflow in the xfrmskpolicyinsert function in xfrmuser.c in Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (oops or deadlock) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a p->dir value that is larger than XFRMPOLICYOUT, which is used as an index in the sock->sk_policy…
When was CVE-2005-2456 disclosed?
CVE-2005-2456 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 4, 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-2005-2456 actively exploited?
CVE-2005-2456 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 29.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2005-2456?
CVE-2005-2456 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2005-2456?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2005-2456, 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.

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