CVE-2004-0596 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2004-0596?

CVE-2004-0596 is a low-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 14 Jul 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Equalizer Load-balancer for serial network interfaces (eql.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.x up to 2.6.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service via a non-existent device name that triggers a null dereference.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0596?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2004-0596?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0596 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2004-0596 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0596 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-6rfw-qh35-3qg2.