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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

Published Jan 11, 2006

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.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

References (8)

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jan 11, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 20, 2005
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
ENISA EUVD
Assigner redhat
Published Jan 11, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Exploited since n/a
EUVD-2006-0043