When was CVE-2005-3053 disclosed?

CVE-2005-3053 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 26, 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-2005-3053 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-3053 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 26.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2005-3053?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2005-3053, 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-2005-3053

NONECVSS 0.0

0.0

The sys_set_mempolicy function in mempolicy.c in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel BUG()) via a negative first argument.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: —
EPSS: 26.3%
KEV: Not listed

References (26)

secalert@redhathttp://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%4042eef8b09C5r6iI0LuMe5Uy3k05c5g
secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/17141
secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/17364
secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/17826
secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/19374
secalert@redhathttp://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
secalert@redhathttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
secalert@redhathttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
secalert@redhathttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-808.html
secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15049
secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-199-1
secalert@redhathttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10576
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%4042eef8b09C5r6iI0LuMe5Uy3k05c5g
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/17141

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