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CVE-2007-4567 Detail

Current 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.


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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (01/21/2010)

This issue did not affect the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG. Shipped kernels do not include upstream commit a11d206d that introduced the problem. This upstream commit was backported in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 via RHBA-2008:0314. It was reported and addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0019.html

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Hyperlink Resource
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8450
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e76b2b2567b83448c2ee85a896433b96150c92e6
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0019.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0053.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26943
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=548641
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39171
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11083
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7474
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/558-1/

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-4567
NVD Published Date:
12/20/2007
NVD Last Modified:
02/12/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.