NULL pointer dereference in Linux Kernel
CVE-2005-3274
Race condition in ip_vs_conn_flush in Linux 2.6 before 2.6.13 and 2.4 before 2.4.32-pre2, when running on SMP systems, allows local users to cause a denial of service (null dereference) by causing a connection timer to expire while the connection table is being flushed before the appropriate lock is acquired.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Debian Linux — versions 3.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/18684 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/18056 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/18977 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories (Product, vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/15528 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427981/100/0/threaded (vendor-advisory, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- usn.ubuntu.com/219-1/ (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-3274?
- CVE-2005-3274 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2005-10-21.
- How severe is CVE-2005-3274?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.