CVE-2005-3055

Description

Linux kernel 2.6.8 to 2.6.14-rc2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel OOPS) via a userspace process that issues a USB Request Block (URB) to a USB device and terminates before the URB is finished, which leads to a stale pointer reference.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.09%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0437.html vendor advisory not applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/17917 third party advisory permissions required
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806 vendor advisory third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0579.html vendor advisory not applicable
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9472 signature vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=112766129313883 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/21136 third party advisory permissions required
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21983 third party advisory permissions required
http://secunia.com/advisories/21035 third party advisory permissions required
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html vendor advisory not applicable
https://usn.ubuntu.com/219-1/ vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0580.html vendor advisory not applicable
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-180.htm
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218 vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/21465 third party advisory permissions required
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14955 third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/17826 third party advisory permissions required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1863 vdb entry broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/17918 third party advisory permissions required
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22417 third party advisory permissions required
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374 third party advisory permissions required

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3055?
CVE-2005-3055 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3055?
To fix CVE-2005-3055, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-3055 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-3055 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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