CVE-2007-2172
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 4.7 · Improper input validation
4.7CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
A typo in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.21-rc6 and 2.4 before 2.4.35 causes RTA_MAX to be used as an array size instead of RTN_MAX, which leads to an "out of bound access" by the (1) dn_fib_props (dn_fib.c, DECNet) and (2) fib_props (fib_semantics.c, IPv4) functions.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexity—
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.21-rc6Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0488.htmlAdvisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25068Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25288Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25392Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25838Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26289Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26450Advisory