CVE-2005-4635

Linux kernel <2.6.15 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

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)

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/18216

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ea86575eaf99a9262a969309d934318028dbfacb

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15

[Patch] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16139

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_06_kernel.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/18788

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0035

Scores

EPSS 0.0148

EPSS Percentile 80.7%

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (50)

linux/linux_kernel

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linux/linux_kernel

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Timeline

Published Dec 31, 2005

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026