When was CVE-2005-2555 disclosed?

CVE-2005-2555 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 16, 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-2005-2555 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-2555 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 26.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2005-2555?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2005-2555, 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-2005-2555

NONECVSS 0.0

0.0

Linux kernel 2.6.x does not properly restrict socket policy access to users with the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability, which could allow local users to conduct unauthorized activities via (1) ipv4/ip_sockglue.c and (2) ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: —
EPSS: 26.0%
KEV: Not listed

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