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TI-2005-03099 Aliases CVE-2005-3274GHSA-53p3-f48x-w9j5

Race condition in ip_vs_conn_flush in Linux 2.6 before 2.6.13 and 2.4 before 2.4.32-pre2…

Priority LOW 22CWE-476Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

Race condition in ip_vs_conn_flush in Linux 2.6 before 2.6.13 and 2.4 before 2.4.32-pre2, when running on SMP systems, allows local users to cause a denial of service (null dereference) by causing a connection timer to expire while the connection table is being flushed before the appropriate lock is acquired.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00394 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 advisories

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

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

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.0 – 2.4.31; 2.6.0 to before 2.6.13VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.0 – 2.4.31; 2.6.0 to before 2.6.13 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2006:0190 Released 2006-02-01 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
  • RHSA-2005:514 Released 2005-10-05 · Red Hat rating Important
    Updated kernel packages available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 kernel-2.6.9-22.EL, kernel-2.6.9-22.EL.ia64, kernel-2.6.9-22.EL.ppc64iseries +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 kernel-2.6.9-22.EL, kernel-devel-2.6.9-22.EL, kernel-doc-2.6.9-22.EL +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 kernel-2.6.9-22.EL, kernel-2.6.9-22.EL.ia64, kernel-devel-2.6.9-22.EL +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 kernel-2.6.9-22.EL, kernel-2.6.9-22.EL.ia64, kernel-devel-2.6.9-22.EL +6
  • RHSA-2005:663 Released 2005-09-28 · Red Hat rating Important
    Updated kernel packages available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 6
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 kernel-2.4.21-37.EL, kernel-2.4.21-37.EL.athlon, kernel-2.4.21-37.EL.ia32e +14
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 kernel-2.4.21-37.EL, kernel-2.4.21-37.EL.athlon, kernel-2.4.21-37.EL.ia32e +22
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 kernel-2.4.21-37.EL, kernel-2.4.21-37.EL.athlon, kernel-2.4.21-37.EL.ia32e +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 kernel-2.4.21-37.EL, kernel-2.4.21-37.EL.athlon, kernel-2.4.21-37.EL.ia32e +18

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:663
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2006:0190
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:663
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:514
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:514
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:663
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:514
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:663
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:514
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2006:0190

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-3274
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-53p3-f48x-w9j5

References

Patch 7

Advisory 5

Other 1

Sources

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