Bug#309308: kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686-smp: null pointer oops on udp packets

[maximilian attems <debian@sternwelten.at>]

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On Mon, 16 May 2005, Peter Sandstrom wrote:

> Package: kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686-smp
> Version: 2.6.8-13
> Severity: critical
> Tags: security
> Justification: breaks the whole system
 
please send in dmesg after boot.
> 
> kernel oops while trying to do a snmpwalk from a remote host. the entire
> udp stack becomes unresponsive and reboot fails when trying to bring
> down network interfaces. unsure if this is exploitable for a DoS attack,
> will investigate further when i have time if this not a know issue.

is it repeatable and how?
assume i never used that snmp beast.

can you try the 2.6.11 image from unstable, is it fixed there?
 
thanks for your feedback.

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maks