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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 6, 2004· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2004-0626

CVE-2004-0626

Description

The tcp_find_option function of the netfilter subsystem in Linux kernel 2.6, when using iptables and TCP options rules, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption by infinite loop) via a large option length that produces a negative integer after a casting operation to the char type.

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Affected products

9
  • Conectiva/Linux
    cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • File Project/Linux
    cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Linux/Kernel
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • SUSE S.A./Linux5 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Ubuntu/Linux Kernelllm-fuzzy
    Range: 2.6

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