PT-2004-1692 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Published 2004-07-14 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2004-0596

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions 2.6.x up to 2.6.7

Description The issue allows local users to cause a denial of service via a non-existent device name that triggers a null dereference in the Equalizer Load-balancer for serial network interfaces (eql.c) in the Linux kernel.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions 2.6.x up to 2.6.7, consider updating to a version later than 2.6.7 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-0596

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0596 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/10730 · Vendor Advisory
• http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%4040d4aa72hPLWy-jMLr0eJAXMxHcNZg · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16694 · Note