--- title: "CVE-2005-2548\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-2548?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2005-2548 Publication date 12 August 2005 Last updated 17 July 2025 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description vlan\_dev.c in the VLAN code for Linux kernel 2.6.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel oops from null dereference) via certain UDP packets that lead to a function call with the wrong argument, as demonstrated using snmpwalk on snmpd. ## Status Show unmaintained releases --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-2548) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2548) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2005-2548) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-2548) ### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) + [USN-169-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-169-1) + Linux kernel vulnerabilities + 19 August 2005 ### Other references *