Loop with unreachable exit condition ('infinite loop') in Linux kernel - CVE-2005-2973
Published: October 27, 2005 / Updated: November 5, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99727
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:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2005-2973
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform service disruption.
The udp_v6_get_port function in udp.c in Linux 2.6 before 2.6.14-rc5, when running IPv6, allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and crash).
How to mitigate CVE-2005-2973
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=170772
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9549
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9555
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15156
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17917
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17918
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17261
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0140.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18562
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0190.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0191.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18684
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17280
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19374
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19369
- http://www.osvdb.org/20163
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19185
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20237
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21745
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:040
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:072
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2173
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10041
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/219-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404342df67SNhRx_3FGhUrrU-FXLlQIA