Null pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2004-0596

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU95656

Null pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2004-0596

Published: August 6, 2004 / Updated: July 11, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU95656
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2004-0596
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform service disruption.

The Equalizer Load-balancer for serial network interfaces (eql.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.x up to 2.6.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service via a non-existent device name that triggers a null dereference.


How to mitigate CVE-2004-0596

Install update from vendor's repository.

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