61876 : Linux Kernel net/ipv6/exthdrs.c ipv6_hop_jumbo Function IPv6 Jumbograms NULL Dereference DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2010-01-20

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2010-0006" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : 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.

Classification

Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Solution: Upgrade
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.6.31.12 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

CVE ID: 2010-0006 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 37810
Secunia Advisory ID: 38168 38333 38461 38487
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=300951
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=2570a4f5428bcdb1077622342181755741e7fa60
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/034250.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00002.html
http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0006
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.4
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/F12/FEDORA-2010-0823
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=555217
Other Advisory URL: http://cert.fi/en/reports/2010/vulnerability341748.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/14/2
Mail List Post: http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=126343325807340&w=2
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-894-1

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.1
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2010-01-27 | Disagree?

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