Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2006-5749

The isdn_ppp_ccp_reset_alloc_state function in drivers/isdn/isdn_ppp.c in the Linux 2.4 kernel before 2.4.34-rc4 does not call the init_timer function for the ISDN PPP CCP reset state timer, which has unknown attack vectors and results in a system crash.

EPSS: 0.004 (28.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

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