The nl_fib_lookup function in net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c in Linux Kernel before 2.6.20.8 allows attackers to cause a denial of service…

Description

The nl_fib_lookup function in net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c in Linux Kernel before 2.6.20.8 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via NETLINK_FIB_LOOKUP replies, which trigger infinite recursion and a stack overflow.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

1.0% · top 36% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.

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 (24)

• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1309 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:0347 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 20070508 FLEA-2007-0016-1: kernel (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2007:043 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 25030 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 23677 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• MDKSA-2007:171 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.20.8 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• kernel-netlinkfiblookup-dos(34014) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• DSA-1289 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 25288 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 25083 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 26620 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2007-1595 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• USN-489-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 25228 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20070615 rPSA-2007-0124-1 kernel xen (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 25961 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11616 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=237913 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• USN-486-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 25691 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 26139 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 26133 (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, 13:13 UTC.