Integer overflow in the get_fdb_entries function in net/bridge/br_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.18.4 allows local users to…

Description

Integer overflow in the get_fdb_entries function in net/bridge/br_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.18.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a large maxnum value in an ioctl request.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.48% · top 58% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (29)

• http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ba8379b220509e9448c00a77cf6c15ac2a559cc7 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2006:079 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.18.4 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-803 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 23073 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10151 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• ADV-2006-4781 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:0014 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_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
• SUSE-SA:2007:021 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-837 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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
• 24206 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bh=4c61a7e0a86e1ae9e16867f9f8e4b0412b8edbaf%3Bhp=4e4119a1213925568b8a1acdef9bf52b98b19da3%3Bhb=ba8379b220509e9448c00a77cf6c15ac2a559cc7%3Bf=net/bridge/br_ioctl.c (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 23252 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 23474 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-29-11-2006.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_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
• 23997 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 21353 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 24547 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDKSA-2007:002 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• USN-395-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 20061206 rPSA-2006-0226-1 kernel (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• linux-getfdbentries-integer-overflow(30588) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_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, 20:04 UTC.