SB2005081202 - Resource management errors in Linux kernel 

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SB2005081202 - Resource management errors in Linux kernel

Published: August 12, 2005

Security Bulletin ID SB2005081202
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Resource management errors (CVE-ID: CVE-2005-2548)

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References