The seqfile handling (ip6fl_get_n function in ip6_flowlabel.c) in Linux kernel 2.6 up to 2.6.18-stable allows local users to cause a…

Description

The seqfile handling (ip6fl_get_n function in ip6_flowlabel.c) in Linux kernel 2.6 up to 2.6.18-stable allows local users to cause a denial of service (hang or oops) via unspecified manipulations that trigger an infinite loop while searching for flowlabels.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.43% · top 63% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-399 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-399 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (25)

• [linux-kernel] 20061105 Linux 2.6.16.31-rc1 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• MDKSA-2007:025 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2006:079 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:0014 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-760 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• MDKSA-2007:012 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 23593 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 23384 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 23752 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20847 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 24206 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9311 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 22754 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 22665 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 23474 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-1233 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 23370 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20061109 rPSA-2006-0204-1 kernel (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 23997 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDKSA-2007:002 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bcd620757d3a4ae78ef0ca41adb5d9e400ed92b6 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• USN-395-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• kernel-seqfile-ipv6-dos(29970) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• ADV-2006-4297 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_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, 19:55 UTC.