NULL pointer dereference in Linux Kernel

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.

EPSS: 0.036 (88.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_MISC, Third Party Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)