Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2005-3809

The nfattr_to_tcp function in ip_conntrack_proto_tcp.c in ctnetlink in Linux kernel 2.6.14 up to 2.6.14.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) via an update message without private protocol information, which triggers a null dereference.

EPSS: 0.021 (79.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel — versions 2.6.14, 2.6.14.1, 2.6.14.2
N/a — versions n/a

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)