SB2009042201 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel ipv6
Published: April 22, 2009
Security Bulletin ID
SB2009042201
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2009-1360)
CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
CVSSv4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the net/ipv6/inet6_hashtables.c. A remote non-authenticated attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=3f53a38131a4e7a053c0aa060aba0411242fb6b9
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35387
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35656
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:135
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34602
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1
- http://xorl.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/linux-kernel-net_ns-ipv6-null-pointer-dereference/