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JVNVU#571860     ( CVE-2010-0006 )
Linux Kernel IPv6 jumbogram handling denial of service (DoS) vulnerability
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A vulnerability regarding the handling of IPv6 jumbograms has been found in the Linux kernel.




About This Analysis Information
Analysis Information Provider:
 		JPCERT/CC
 		First Published:
 		2010-01-29
Source Information Category:
 		Advisory, Alert
 		Last Updated:
 		2010-01-29




Affected Product Tags
cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel     (Linux Kernel)
 


Vulnerability Analysis Results
[Information Source Reliability] [?]
Low [?]

Medium [?]
X High [?]
[Impact Level] [?]
Low [?]

X Low-Medium [?]
Medium-High [?]
High [?]
[Access Required] [?]
Physical [?]

Local [?]
Non-routed [?]
X Routed [?]
[Authentication] [?]
Privileged [?]

Standard [?]
Limited [?]
X None or Unnecessary [?]
[User Interaction Required] [?]
Complex [?]

Simple [?]
X None [?]
[Technical Difficulty] [?]
High [?]

Medium-High [?]
X Low-Medium [?]
Low [?]
[Availability of Remediation] [?]
X Official Patch [?]

Official Workaround [?]
Unofficial Patch [?]
None [?]
[Incident Activity] [?]
None [?]

Exploit or PoC [?]
Activity Observed [?]
Alternatives
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) CVE-2010-0006
The ipv6_hop_jumbo function in net/ipv6/exthdrs.c in the Linux kernelbefore 2.6.32.4, when network namespaces are enabled, allows remoteattackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) viaan invalid IPv6 jumbogram, a related issue to CVE-2007-4567.








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