The STP protocol implementation in Linux 2.4.x does not properly verify certain lengths, which could allow attackers to cause a denial of se
The STP protocol implementation in Linux 2.4.x does not properly verify certain lengths, which could allow attackers to cause a denial of service.
- Published
- Aug 27, 2003
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.3% · 82th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
21
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.3%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| redhat | linux | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- redhat linux2.4.2
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:3.0 | kernel-image-2.4.17-ia64 | before kernel-image-2.4.17-ia64 | kernel-image-2.4.17-ia64 |
| Debian:3.0 | kernel-image-2.4.18-1-alpha | before 2.4.18-8 | 2.4.18-8 |
| Debian:3.0 | kernel-image-2.4.18-1-alpha | before 2.4.18-10. | 2.4.18-10. |
| Debian:3.0 | kernel-image-2.4.18-1-i386 | before 2.4.18-9 | 2.4.18-9 |
| Debian:3.0 | kernel-image-2.4.18-1-i386 | before 2.4.18-11 | 2.4.18-11 |
| Debian:3.0 | kernel-image-2.4.18-i386bf | before 2.4.18-5woody4 | 2.4.18-5woody4 |
| Debian:3.0 | kernel-image-2.4.18-i386bf | before 2.4.18-5woody2 | 2.4.18-5woody2 |
| Debian:3.0 | kernel-source-2.4.18 | before 2.4.18-13 | 2.4.18-13 |
| Debian:3.0 | kernel-source-2.4.18 | before 2.4.18-11 | 2.4.18-11 |
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:kernel-image-2.4.17-ia64 | kernel-image-2.4.17-ia64 · Debian:3.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:kernel-image-2.4.18-1-alpha | 2.4.18-8 · Debian:3.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:kernel-image-2.4.18-1-i386 | 2.4.18-9 · Debian:3.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:kernel-image-2.4.18-i386bf | 2.4.18-5woody2 · Debian:3.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:kernel-source-2.4.18 | 2.4.18-11 · Debian:3.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
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References
- www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-358
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-198.html
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-238.html
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-239.html
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A384
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.