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CVE-2004-1335 json

Memory leak in the ip_options_get function in the Linux kernel before 2.6.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consum…

published 2004-12-15 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-1332

cvss
2.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.0%
EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 64%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Memory leak in the ip_options_get function in the Linux kernel before 2.6.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by repeatedly calling the ip_cmsg_send function.

Patch / fix

  • kernel RHEL 3 2.4.21-27.0.1.EL
  • kernel-smp RHEL 3 2.4.21-27.0.1.EL
  • kernel-BOOT RHEL 3 2.4.21-27.0.1.EL
  • kernel-source RHEL 3 2.4.21-27.0.1.EL
  • kernel-hugemem RHEL 3 2.4.21-27.0.1.EL
  • kernel-unsupported RHEL 3 2.4.21-27.0.1.EL
  • kernel-smp-unsupported RHEL 3 2.4.21-27.0.1.EL
  • kernel-hugemem-unsupported RHEL 3 2.4.21-27.0.1.EL

red hat advisories RHSA-2004:689

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2004-1335 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 kernel 2.4.21-27.0.1.EL, kernel-smp 2.4.21-27.0.1.EL, kernel-BOOT 2.4.21-27.0.1.EL, kernel-source 2.4.21-27.0.1.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.4.21-27.0.1.EL, kernel-unsupported 2.4.21-27.0.1.EL, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 kernel 2.4.21-27.0.1.EL, kernel-smp 2.4.21-27.0.1.EL, kernel-BOOT 2.4.21-27.0.1.EL, kernel-source 2.4.21-27.0.1.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.4.21-27.0.1.EL, kernel-unsupported 2.4.21-27.0.1.EL, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:689
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:016
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 kernel 2.4.21-27.0.1.EL, kernel-smp 2.4.21-27.0.1.EL, kernel-BOOT 2.4.21-27.0.1.EL, kernel-source 2.4.21-27.0.1.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.4.21-27.0.1.EL, kernel-unsupported 2.4.21-27.0.1.EL, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:689
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:016
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 kernel 2.4.21-27.0.1.EL, kernel-smp 2.4.21-27.0.1.EL, kernel-BOOT 2.4.21-27.0.1.EL, kernel-source 2.4.21-27.0.1.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.4.21-27.0.1.EL, kernel-unsupported 2.4.21-27.0.1.EL, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:689
  • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:017

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-692)

Exploit prediction

1.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-692 Linux Kernel 2.4.28/2.6.9 - 'ip_options_get' Local Overflow dos, 2004-12-16
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11956 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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Sources

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