When was CVE-2005-3179 disclosed?

CVE-2005-3179 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 12, 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-2005-3179 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-3179 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 17.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2005-3179?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2005-3179, 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-2005-3179

NONECVSS 0.0

0.0

drm.c in Linux kernel 2.6.10 to 2.6.13 creates a debug file in sysfs with world-readable and world-writable permissions, which allows local users to enable DRM debugging and obtain sensitive information.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: —
EPSS: 17.5%
KEV: Not listed

References (16)

cve@mitrehttp://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107893
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/17114
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/17280
cve@mitrehttp://www.kernel.org/hg/linux-2.6/?cmd=changeset%3Bnode=d7067d7d1f92cba14963a430cfbd53098cbbc8fd
cve@mitrehttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
cve@mitrehttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9549
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15154
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107893
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/17114
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/17280
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kernel.org/hg/linux-2.6/?cmd=changeset%3Bnode=d7067d7d1f92cba14963a430cfbd53098cbbc8fd
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9549

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