Integer overflow in the do_replace function in netfilter for Linux before 2.6.16-rc3, when using "virtualization solutions" such as…

Description

Integer overflow in the do_replace function in netfilter for Linux before 2.6.16-rc3, when using "virtualization solutions" such as OpenVZ, allows local users with CAP_NET_ADMIN rights to cause a buffer overflow in the copy_from_user function.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.41% · top 64% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-189 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-189 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (18)

• linux-netfilter-doreplace-overflow(25400) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• ADV-2006-2554 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 20716 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2006-1046 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=186295 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• USN-302-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• DSA-1097 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• RHSA-2006:0575 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10945 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ee4bb818ae35f68d1f848eae0a7b150a38eb4168 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-1103 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 21465 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 22417 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 19330 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 17178 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 20671 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20914 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 16:18 UTC.