VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2005-3055

CVSS score2.1 LOW
EPSS probability0.45%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2005-09-26
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references