PT-2010-1224 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Mark J Cox

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Published

2005-10-05

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Updated

2018-10-30

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CVE-2005-4886

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.12-rc4
Description The issue is related to the selinux parse skb ipv6 function in the Linux kernel, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via incorrect calls to the ipv6 skip exthdr function.
Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.12-rc4, update to version 2.6.12-rc4 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

DoS

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-189

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-4886
RHSA-2005:514
RHSA-2005_514

Affected Products

Linux Kernel
Red Hat