Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2007-1592
Published: March 22, 2007 / Updated: October 11, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95222
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-1592
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption error within the tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock() function in net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2007-1592
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=233478
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=d35690beda1429544d46c8eb34b2e3a8c37ab299
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-May/0001.html
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=117406721731891&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2007-0304.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0436.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24618
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24777
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25078
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25099
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25226
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25288
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25392
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25630
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25683
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25714
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25961
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26379
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27528
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-404.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1286
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.20.4
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:078
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_30_kernel.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_35_kernel.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_43_kernel.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0347.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0672.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0673.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23104
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-464-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1084
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33176
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10130