CVE-2007-1861

CVE Details

Release Date:	2007-05-07
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

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.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	4.9
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2007-0347	2007-06-26
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-8.1.4.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2007-0347	2007-06-26
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-8.1.4.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2007-0347	2007-06-26