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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 2.1/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=112766129313883Mailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17826Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17917Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17918Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19374Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21035Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21136Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21465Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21983Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22417Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-180.htm
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htmThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235Broken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0437.htmlNot Applicable
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.htmlNot Applicable
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0579.htmlNot Applicable
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0580.htmlNot Applicable
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14955Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1863Broken Link
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9472
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/219-1/
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=112766129313883Mailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17826Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17917Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17918Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19374Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21035Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21136Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21465Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21983Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22417Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-180.htm
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htmThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235Broken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0437.htmlNot Applicable
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.htmlNot Applicable
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0579.htmlNot Applicable
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0580.htmlNot Applicable
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14955Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1863Broken Link
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9472
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/219-1/
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 26, 2005
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified