Improper update of reference count in Linux kernel - CVE-2005-3359
Published: December 31, 2005 / Updated: February 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95598
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2005-3359
CWE-ID: CWE-911
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The atm module in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.14 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via certain socket calls that produce inconsistent reference counts for loadable protocol modules.
How to mitigate CVE-2005-3359
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=175769
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17078
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19220
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20237
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20914
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21745
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:059
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10214
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/263-1/
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404339c66aLroC1_zunYKhEIbtIWrnwg