Description
The netlink_rcv_skb function in af_netlink.c in Linux kernel 2.6.14 and 2.6.15 allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a nlmsg_len field of 0.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.9/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18482Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/388
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ad8e4b75c8a7bed475d72ce09bf5267188621961
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16414
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0004Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0220Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24202
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18482Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/388
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ad8e4b75c8a7bed475d72ce09bf5267188621961
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16414
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0004Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0220Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24202
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 11, 2006
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified