Vulnerability Details : CVE-2010-0006
The ipv6_hop_jumbo function in net/ipv6/exthdrs.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.4, when network namespaces are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via an invalid IPv6 jumbogram, a related issue to CVE-2007-4567.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2010-0006
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-0006
2.25%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 89 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2010-0006
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7.1
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
8.6
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6.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2010-0006
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The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
Vendor statements for CVE-2010-0006
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Red Hat 2010-01-28Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, 5 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG as they did not have support for network namespaces, and did not include upstream commit 483a47d2 that introduced the problem.
References for CVE-2010-0006
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=555217
555217 – (CVE-2010-0006) CVE-2010-0006 kernel: ipv6: skb_dst() can be NULL in ipv6_hop_jumbo()Third Party Advisory
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http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2570a4f5428bcdb1077622342181755741e7fa60
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http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0006
CVE-2010-0006Third Party Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37810
Linux Kernel 'ipv6_hop_jumbo()' Remote Denial of Service VulnerabilityMailing List;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.4
404: File not foundVendor Advisory
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/14/2
oss-security - CVE-2010-0006 - kernel: ipv6: skb_dst() can be NULL in ipv6_hop_jumbo()Third Party Advisory
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http://cert.fi/en/reports/2010/vulnerability341748.html
Etusivu | KyberturvallisuuskeskusThird Party Advisory
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/034250.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 11 Update: kernel-2.6.30.10-105.2.4.fc11Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=300951
300951 – (CVE-2010-0006) Kernel: ipv6: skb_dst() can be NULL (CVE-2010-0006)Third Party Advisory
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http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=126343325807340&w=2
'[PATCH]: ipv6: skb_dst() can be NULL in ipv6_hop_jumbo().' - MARCMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00002.html
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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