CVE-2005-0449

Publication date 2 May 2005

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

The netfilter/iptables module in Linux before 2.6.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) or bypass firewall rules via crafted packets, which are not properly handled by the skb_checksum_help function.

Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status
kernel-source-2.4.27 7.04 feisty Not in release
6.10 edgy
Fixed 2.4.27-12
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 2.4.27-12
linux-source-2.6.15 7.04 feisty Not in release
6.10 edgy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 2.6.15-29.58
linux-source-2.6.17 7.04 feisty Not in release
6.10 edgy
Fixed 2.6.17.1-12.40
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release