CVE-2004-0596

LowCVSS 2.1/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 2.1/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 6, 2004
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2004-0596: Low severity, CVSS 2.1 | Vulnix