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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2005-3055

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…

LOW 2.1EPSS 0.45%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.45%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 2.0
2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
0.45% probability · 38th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.