CVE-2005-3359

Public Exploit

Description

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.

4.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.04%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10214	vdb entry signature
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19220	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21745	third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=175769	exploit patch vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17078	vdb entry
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404339c66aLroC1_zunYKhEIbtIWrnwg
http://secunia.com/advisories/20237	third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:059	vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/263-1/	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20914	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3359?: CVE-2005-3359 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3359?: To fix CVE-2005-3359, 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-2005-3359 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-3359 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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