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Bug 176579 - Kernel: IPv6 Type 0 Route Headers Denial of Service (CVE-2007-2242)
Summary: Kernel: IPv6 Type 0 Route Headers Denial of Service (CVE-2007-2242)
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Security
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Kernel (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Security
URL: http://secunia.com/advisories/25068/
Whiteboard: [linux < 2.6.16.47][linux >= 2.6.17 <...
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Reported: 2007-04-30 14:10 UTC by Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen (RETIRED)
Modified: 2013-09-03 03:16 UTC (History)
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Description Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-04-30 14:10:18 UTC 
Description:
A security issue has been reported in the Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
 
 The security issue is caused due to an error within the processing of packets with IPv6 type 0 route headers. This can be exploited to cause a DoS due to high network traffic by sending specially crafted IPv6 packets to vulnerable systems.

Solution:
Update to version 2.6.20.9 or 2.6.21.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Philippe Biondi and Arnaud Ebalard
Comment 1 unnamedrambler 2008-03-08 19:19:38 UTC 
metadata:
[linux < 2.6.16.47] 132d8d23a0a2726fb2375fcac89119e28858eb6f
[linux >= 2.6.17 < 2.6.20.5] f8c08c340b8308ca0afb19d62f71b2b39ccfc9e0
also made it in 2.6.21 75559c167bddc1254db5bcff032ad5eed8bd6f4a

[gp < 2.6.20-6]