CVE-2003-0551: Red Hat Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 2.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The STP protocol implementation in Linux 2.4.x does not properly verify certain lengths, which could allow attackers to cause a denial of service.

Affected products

• Red Hat Linux: version 2.4.2 only

Published 2003-08-27. Last modified 2026-06-16.