300951 – (CVE-2010-0006) Kernel: ipv6: skb_dst() can be NULL (CVE-2010-0006)

Bug 300951 (CVE-2010-0006) - Kernel: ipv6: skb_dst() can be NULL (CVE-2010-0006)

Summary: Kernel: ipv6: skb_dst() can be NULL (CVE-2010-0006)

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	CVE-2010-0006

Product:	Gentoo Security
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Kernel (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal
Assignee:	Gentoo Security

URL:	http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=12...
Whiteboard:	[linux <2.6.34]
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Reported:	2010-01-14 09:28 UTC by Bjoern Tropf (RETIRED)
Modified:	2013-09-15 18:52 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Bjoern Tropf (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2010-01-14 09:28:22 UTC

CVE pending...

Comment 1 Bjoern Tropf (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2010-01-14 09:34:25 UTC

@Kernel: Please fix this issue in the next genpatch release. (Severity: low)

Comment 2 Alex Legler (RETIRED) archtester

2010-03-02 09:47:18 UTC

CVE-2010-0006 (http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-0006):
  The ipv6_hop_jumbo function in net/ipv6/exthdrs.c in the Linux kernel
  before 2.6.32.4, when network namespaces are enabled, allows remote
  attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via
  an invalid IPv6 jumbogram, a related issue to CVE-2007-4567.