CVEvulnerability

CVE-2010-0006

7.1 HIGH Published 2010-01-26 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2010-01-26
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
7.1 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-476

Description

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.

Affected configurations

• linux linux kernel (< 2.6.32.4)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference weakness

References