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 CVE-2007-4567.

CVSS v2.0 7.1 HIGH

7.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37810	Mailing List Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/034250.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38333	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/14/2	Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.4	Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/61876	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=555217	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38168	Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=126343325807340&w=2	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=300951	Third Party Advisory
http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0006	Third Party Advisory
http://cert.fi/en/reports/2010/vulnerability341748.html	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00002.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2570a4f5428bcdb1077622342181755741e7fa60

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Configurations

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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2010-01-26 10:30

Updated : 2023-02-12 18:20

NVD link : CVE-2010-0006

Mitre link : CVE-2010-0006

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

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