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CVE-2005-3110: Race condition in ebtables netfilter module (ebtables.c) in Linux 2.6, when running on an SMP system that i...

Race condition in ebtables netfilter module (ebtables.c) in Linux 2.6, when running on an SMP system that is operating under a heavy load, might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a series of packets that cause a value to be modified after it has been read but before it has been locked.

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This is an old Linux kernel availability bug in the ebtables bridge firewall code. On Linux 2.6 SMP systems under heavy load, specially crafted packet traffic may trigger a race condition and crash the host. The business impact is service interruption, not confirmed data theft or code execution. Exposure is most plausible on legacy Linux 2.6 systems using the ebtables netfilter bridge firewall module, especially multiprocessor systems handling heavy packet loads. Modern maintained Linux distributions are unlikely to be exposed if historical kernel security updates were applied. Prioritize if any legacy Linux 2.6 bridge firewall systems still support business operations. The main risk is outage from kernel crash. For maintained environments, verify patch history rather than treating this as an emergency. Mitigation focus: Check the referenced Linux vendor advisories for fixed kernel packages.; Apply the appropriate historical kernel security updates for affected distributions.; Identify and retire unsupported Linux 2.6 systems where feasible..

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