SB2016050229 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel
Published: May 2, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016050229
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2003-1604)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The redirect_target function in net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_REDIRECT.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) by sending packets to an interface that has a 0.0.0.0 IP address, a related issue to CVE-2015-8787. <a href='http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html'>CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference</a>
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.