# CVE-2005-4782: NetBSD 2.0 before 2.0.4, 2.1 before 2.1.1, and 3, when the kernel is compiled with "options DIAGNOSTIC," allows local users to cause a denia

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-04-14 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

NetBSD 2.0 before 2.0.4, 2.1 before 2.1.1, and 3, when the kernel is compiled with "options DIAGNOSTIC," allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel assertion panic) via a negative linger time in the SO_LINGER socket option.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/sys/kern/uipc_socket.c.diff?r1=1.111&r2=1.112
- http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-announce/2005/11/08/0010.html
- http://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2005/10/21/0038.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15289

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