The ip6_dst_lookup_tail function in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c in the Linux kernel before...
Vulnerability Description
The ip6_dst_lookup_tail function in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27 does not properly handle certain circumstances involving an IPv6 TUN network interface and a large number of neighbors, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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References
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0147.html
- http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11469
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10061
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/11/1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43315
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=563781
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39033
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/04/4
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e550dfb0c2c31b6363aa463a035fc9f8dcaa3c9b
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0161.html
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