CVE-2005-2548
First published: Fri Aug 12 2005(Updated: )
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.
Credit: security@debian.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux kernel | =2.6.8 |
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Reference Links
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=309308
- http://lists.osdl.org/pipermail/bridge/2004-September/000638.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18056
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14611
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/169-1/
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