CVE-2010-0437
The ip6_dst_lookup_tail function in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27 does not properly handle certain circumstances involving an IPv6...
- Published
- Mar 24, 2010
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Evidence observed
- Jul 31, 2008
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:CModerate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 96.1%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
The ip6_dst_lookup_tail function in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27 does not properly handle certain circumstances involving an IPv6 TUN network interface and a large number of neighbors, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
Sources
1Rémi Denis-Courmont · linux · Jul 31, 2008
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