CVE-2007-1861

Linux Kernel < 2.6.20.8 - Resource Management Error

Title source: rule

Description

The nl_fib_lookup function in net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c in Linux Kernel before 2.6.20.8 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via NETLINK_FIB_LOOKUP replies, which trigger infinite recursion and a stack overflow.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Alexey Kuznetsov · cdoslinux

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29916

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References (24)

[Various Sources] http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.20.8

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/25030

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/25083

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/25228

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/25288

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/25691

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/25961

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/26133

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/26139

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/26620

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0347.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467939/30/6690/threaded

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-489-1

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1595

[Issue Tracking] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=237913

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34014

[Patch] https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1309

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11616

... and 4 more

Scores

EPSS 0.0189

EPSS Percentile 83.0%

Classification

CWE

CWE-399

Status draft

Affected Products (50)

linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.20.8

linux/linux_kernel

... and 35 more

Timeline

Published May 07, 2007

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026