Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2007-6762
Published: July 28, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30982
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-6762
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
In the Linux kernel before 2.6.20, there is an off-by-one bug in net/netlabel/netlabel_cipso_v4.c where it is possible to overflow the doi_def->tags[] array.
How to mitigate CVE-2007-6762
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2a2f11c227bdf292b3a2900ad04139d301b56ac4
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2a2f11c227bdf292b3a2900ad04139d301b56ac4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.20
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05342145
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05342145?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS