CVE-2005-2873 Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [2.6_test9_cvs,2.6.12]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (25th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-3004757
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed9 Sept 2005
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 9 Sep 2005

CVE-2005-2873  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for torvalds/linux.

Overview

The ipt_recent kernel module (ipt_recent.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.12 and earlier does not properly perform certain time tests when the jiffies value is greater than LONG_MAX, which can cause ipt_recent netfilter rules to block too early, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2872.

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