CVE-2005-2548

N/A
Published: August 12, 2005 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

References (8)

x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=309308
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18056
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://usn.ubuntu.com/169-1/

CVSS

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-399

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