fkie_cve-2007-4567
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2007-12-21 00:46
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
The ipv6_hop_jumbo function in net/ipv6/exthdrs.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 does not properly validate the hop-by-hop IPv6 extended header, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and kernel panic) via a crafted IPv6 packet.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8450
secalert@redhat.comhttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e76b2b2567b83448c2ee85a896433b96150c92e6
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/25505Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/28170Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/28706Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/38015Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0019.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0053.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26943
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=548641
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39171
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11083
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7474
secalert@redhat.comhttps://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
secalert@redhat.comhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/558-1/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8450
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e76b2b2567b83448c2ee85a896433b96150c92e6
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/25505Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28170Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28706Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/38015Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0019.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0053.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26943
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=548641
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39171
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11083
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7474
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/558-1/
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linux linux_kernel *
linux linux_kernel 2.2.27
linux linux_kernel 2.4.36
linux linux_kernel 2.4.36.1
linux linux_kernel 2.4.36.2
linux linux_kernel 2.4.36.3
linux linux_kernel 2.4.36.4
linux linux_kernel 2.4.36.5
linux linux_kernel 2.4.36.6
linux linux_kernel 2.6
linux linux_kernel 2.6.18
linux linux_kernel 2.6.18
linux linux_kernel 2.6.18
linux linux_kernel 2.6.18
linux linux_kernel 2.6.18
linux linux_kernel 2.6.18
linux linux_kernel 2.6.18
linux linux_kernel 2.6.18
linux linux_kernel 2.6.19.4
linux linux_kernel 2.6.19.5
linux linux_kernel 2.6.19.6
linux linux_kernel 2.6.19.7
linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.16
linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.17
linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.18
linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.19
linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.20
linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.21
linux linux_kernel 2.6.21.5
linux linux_kernel 2.6.21.6


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