Resource management errors in Linux kernel

1) Resource management errors

EUVDB-ID: #VU95768

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2005-2548

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

vlan_dev.c in the VLAN code for Linux kernel 2.6.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel oops from null dereference) via certain UDP packets that lead to a function call with the wrong argument, as demonstrated using snmpwalk on snmpd.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

External links

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=309308
http://lists.osdl.org/pipermail/bridge/2004-September/000638.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
http://secunia.com/advisories/18056
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14611
http://usn.ubuntu.com/169-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.