Signedness Error in copy_from_read_buf Function Allows Local Users to Read Kernel Memory

Signedness Error in copy_from_read_buf Function Allows Local Users to Read Kernel Memory

CVE-2005-0530 · LOW Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Signedness error in the copy_from_read_buf function in n_tty.c for Linux kernel 2.6.10 and 2.6.11rc1 allows local users to read kernel memory via a negative argument.

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