Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2007-1861

The nl_fib_lookup function in net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c in Linux Kernel before 2.6.20.8 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via NETLINK_FIB_LOOKUP replies, which trigger infinite recursion and a stack overflow.

EPSS: 0.010 (60.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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