CVE-2004-0816: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 11.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Integer underflow in the firewall logging rules for iptables in Linux before 2.6.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed IP packet.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: before 2.6.8 (fixed in 2.6.8)

Published 2004-12-23. Last modified 2026-06-16.