Linux Kernel IPv6 Hop-By-Hop Header Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Publish Date: 21 juillet 2015
Gravité: : Élevé
Identifiant(s) CVE: : CVE-2007-4567
Date du conseil: 21 juillet 2015
Description
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.
Information Exposure Rating:
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Affected software and version:
- Linux Kernel 2.6.22