CVE-2005-4635
Linux Kernel < 2.6.15 - Denial of Service via Malformed fib_lookup Netlink Messages
Title source: llmDescription
The nl_fib_input function in fib_frontend.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.15 does not check for valid lengths of the header and payload, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory reference) via malformed fib_lookup netlink messages.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ea86575eaf99a9262a969309d934318028dbfacb
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18788
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_06_kernel.html
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0035
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18216
Patch vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16139
Scores
EPSS
0.0289
EPSS Percentile
85.6%
Details
Status
published
Products (18)
linux/linux_kernel
2.0
linux/linux_kernel
2.0.9.9
linux/linux_kernel
2.1
linux/linux_kernel
2.2.0
linux/linux_kernel
2.2.15 pre16
linux/linux_kernel
2.2.15_pre20
linux/linux_kernel
2.2.16 pre6
linux/linux_kernel
2.2.25
linux/linux_kernel
2.2.27 rc2
linux/linux_kernel
2.3.0
... and 8 more
Published
Dec 31, 2005
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026