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TI-2004-00537 Aliases CVE-2004-0596GHSA-6rfw-qh35-3qg2

The Equalizer Load-balancer for serial network interfaces (eql.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.x…

Priority LOW 11Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00385 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 23

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.0VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.0 test1VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test10:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.0 test10VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test11:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.0 test11VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test2:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.0 test2VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test3:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.0 test3VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test4:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.0 test4VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test5:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.0 test5VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test6:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.0 test6VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test7:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.0 test7VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 test1 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test10:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 test10 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test11:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 test11 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 test2 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 test3 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 test4 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 test5 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 test6 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 test7 Vulnerable ·Linux
Show 13 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test8:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.0 test8VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test9:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.0 test9VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.1VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.1 rc1VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.1 rc2VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.2VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.3VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.4VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.5VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.6VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.6 rc1VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.7VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6_test9_cvs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6_test9_cvsVulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 test8 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 test9 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.1 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.1 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.1 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.2 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.3 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.4 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.5 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.6 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.6 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.7 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6_test9_cvs:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6_test9_cvs Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0596
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6rfw-qh35-3qg2

References

Other 1

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  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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Sources

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