CVE-2006-5749

Published Dec 31, 2006

Last updated 2 years ago

Overview

Description
The isdn_ppp_ccp_reset_alloc_state function in drivers/isdn/isdn_ppp.c in the Linux 2.4 kernel before 2.4.34-rc4 does not call the init_timer function for the ISDN PPP CCP reset state timer, which has unknown attack vectors and results in a system crash.
Source
secalert@redhat.com
NVD status
Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
1.7
Impact score
2.9
Exploitability score
3.1
Vector string
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
NVD-CWE-Other

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Vendor comments

  • Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.

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