ubuntu · CVE-2005-0449

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Priority: medium Published: 2005-05-02 04:00:00 UTC Updated: 2025-07-17 16:35:05 UTC

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Tracker summary

CVE-2005-0449 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (kernel-source-2.4.27, linux-source-2.6.15, linux-source-2.6.17), 12 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): DNE 5, released 4, needs-triage 3.

Description:

The netfilter/iptables module in Linux before 2.6.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) or bypass firewall rules via crafted packets, which are not properly handled by the skb_checksum_help function.

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