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Medium
CVE-2007-2172
A typo in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.21-rc6 and 2.4...
Vulnerability Description
A typo in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.21-rc6 and 2.4 before 2.4.35 causes RTA_MAX to be used as an array size instead of RTN_MAX, which leads to an "out of bound access" by the (1) dn_fib_props (dn_fib.c, DECNet) and (2) fib_props (fib_semantics.c, IPv4) functions.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0347.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-464-1
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1049.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27913
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1363
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26289
- http://www.mail-archive.com/git-commits-head%40vger.kernel.org/msg08270.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25838
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26647
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:216
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10764
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.35
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33280
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25288
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26620
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33979
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25068
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-287.htm
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25392
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26450
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.21-rc6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23447
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2690
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0488.html
- http://www.mail-archive.com/git-commits-head%40vger.kernel.org/msg08269.html
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
linux kernel, debian linux, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
2.4.0, 2.6.0, 2.6.21, 3.1, 4.0, 6.06, 6.10, 7.04
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 22nd, 2007
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.