VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-6762
In the Linux kernel before 2.6.20, there is an off-by-one bug in net/netlabel/netlabel_cipso_v4.c where it is possible to overflow the doi_def->tags[] array.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.98%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.98%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In the Linux kernel before 2.6.20, there is an off-by-one bug in net/netlabel/netlabel_cipso_v4.c where it is possible to overflow the doi_def->tags[] array.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.98% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2a2f11c227bdf292b3a2900ad04139d301b56ac4Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2a2f11c227bdf292b3a2900ad04139d301b56ac4Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.20Broken Link
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05342145
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05342145?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2a2f11c227bdf292b3a2900ad04139d301b56ac4Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2a2f11c227bdf292b3a2900ad04139d301b56ac4Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.20Broken Link
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05342145
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05342145?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.