CVE-2005-2548

Linux Kernel 2.6.8 - Denial of Service via VLAN UDP Packet Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18056
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/169-1/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14611
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandrake
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=309308

Scores

EPSS 0.0300
EPSS Percentile 86.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-399
Status published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.8
Published Aug 12, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026