The huft_build function in inflate.c in the zlib routines in the Linux kernel before 2.6.12.5 returns the wrong value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via a certain compressed file that leads to a null pointer dereference, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2458.
A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.0 (including) | 2.6.0 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.0-test1 (including) | 2.6.0-test1 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.0-test10 (including) | 2.6.0-test10 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.0-test11 (including) | 2.6.0-test11 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.0-test2 (including) | 2.6.0-test2 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.0-test3 (including) | 2.6.0-test3 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.0-test4 (including) | 2.6.0-test4 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.0-test5 (including) | 2.6.0-test5 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.0-test6 (including) | 2.6.0-test6 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.0-test7 (including) | 2.6.0-test7 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.0-test8 (including) | 2.6.0-test8 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.0-test9 (including) | 2.6.0-test9 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.1 (including) | 2.6.1 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.1-rc1 (including) | 2.6.1-rc1 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.1-rc2 (including) | 2.6.1-rc2 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.2 (including) | 2.6.2 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.3 (including) | 2.6.3 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.4 (including) | 2.6.4 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.5 (including) | 2.6.5 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.6 (including) | 2.6.6 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.6-rc1 (including) | 2.6.6-rc1 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.7 (including) | 2.6.7 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.7-rc1 (including) | 2.6.7-rc1 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.8 (including) | 2.6.8 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.8-rc1 (including) | 2.6.8-rc1 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.8-rc2 (including) | 2.6.8-rc2 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.8-rc3 (including) | 2.6.8-rc3 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.8.1 (including) | 2.6.8.1 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.8.1.5 (including) | 2.6.8.1.5 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.9-2.6.20 (including) | 2.6.9-2.6.20 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.10 (including) | 2.6.10 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.10-rc2 (including) | 2.6.10-rc2 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.11 (including) | 2.6.11 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.11-rc2 (including) | 2.6.11-rc2 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.11-rc3 (including) | 2.6.11-rc3 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.11-rc4 (including) | 2.6.11-rc4 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.11.1 (including) | 2.6.11.1 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.11.2 (including) | 2.6.11.2 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.11.3 (including) | 2.6.11.3 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.11.4 (including) | 2.6.11.4 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.11.5 (including) | 2.6.11.5 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.11.6 (including) | 2.6.11.6 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.11.7 (including) | 2.6.11.7 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.11.8 (including) | 2.6.11.8 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.11_rc1_bk6 (including) | 2.6.11_rc1_bk6 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.12-rc1 (including) | 2.6.12-rc1 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.12-rc4 (including) | 2.6.12-rc4 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6_test9_cvs (including) | 2.6_test9_cvs (including) |
| Kernel-source-2.4.27 | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Kernel-source-2.4.27 | Ubuntu | edgy | * |
| Linux-source-2.6.15 | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Linux-source-2.6.17 | Ubuntu | edgy | * |