CVE-2007-4567

N/A Unknown
Published: December 21, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8450
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e76b2b2567b83448c2ee85a896433b96150c92e6
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/25505
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28170
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28706
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38015
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0019.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0053.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26943
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=548641
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39171
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11083
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7474
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://usn.ubuntu.com/558-1/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8450
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e76b2b2567b83448c2ee85a896433b96150c92e6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/25505
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28170
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28706
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38015
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0019.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0053.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26943
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=548641
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39171
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11083
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7474
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/558-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

32 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
14.3%
96th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

linux

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