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…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.45% · top 61% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-20 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-20 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (27)

• MDKSA-2005:235 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• RHSA-2006:0437 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 17917 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2005:067 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• MDKSA-2005:220 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
• RHSA-2006:0579 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9472 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• [linux-kernel] 20050925 [BUG/PATCH/RFC] Oops while completing async USB via usbdevio (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 21136 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2005:068 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 21983 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 21035 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2006:0575 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• USN-219-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• RHSA-2006:0580 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-180.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• MDKSA-2005:218 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
• 21465 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 14955 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 17826 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2005-1863 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 17918 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-1017 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• MDKSA-2005:219 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
• 22417 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 19374 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 22:53 UTC.