CVE-2010-0006
The ipv6_hop_jumbo function in net/ipv6/exthdrs.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.4, when network namespaces are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via an invalid IPv6 jumbogram, a related issue to…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.56%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The ipv6_hop_jumbo function in net/ipv6/exthdrs.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.4, when network namespaces are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via an invalid IPv6 jumbogram, a related issue to CVE-2007-4567.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.1 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.56% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=300951Third Party Advisory
- http://cert.fi/en/reports/2010/vulnerability341748.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2570a4f5428bcdb1077622342181755741e7fa60
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/034250.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=126343325807340&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38168Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38333Third Party Advisory
- http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0006Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.4Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/14/2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/61876Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37810Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=555217Third Party Advisory
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=300951Third Party Advisory
- http://cert.fi/en/reports/2010/vulnerability341748.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2570a4f5428bcdb1077622342181755741e7fa60
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/034250.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=126343325807340&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38168Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38333Third Party Advisory
- http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0006Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.4Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/14/2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/61876Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37810Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=555217Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.