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CVE-2005-4635

The nl_fib_input function in fib_frontend.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.15 does not check for valid lengths of the header and payload, which allows remote a…

Impact

The nl_fib_input function in fib_frontend.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.15 does not check for valid lengths of the header and payload, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory reference) via malformed fib_lookup netlink messages.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
Versions 2.0, 2.0.9.9, 2.1, 2.2.0, 2.2.15, 2.2.15_pre20

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