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CVE-2010-0006
The ipv6_hop_jumbo function in net/ipv6/exthdrs.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.4, when network namespaces are enabled, allows remote…
High7.1EPSS 3.6%
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- redhat
Description
The ipv6_hop_jumbo function in net/ipv6/exthdrs.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.4, when network namespaces are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via an invalid IPv6 jumbogram, a related issue to CVE-2007-4567.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.1 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.6% · top 11% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.1.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (14)
- 37810 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=300951 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.4 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 61876 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0006 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2010-0919 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 38168 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=555217 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [linux-netdev] 20100114 [PATCH]: ipv6: skb_dst() can be NULL in ipv6_hop_jumbo(). (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://cert.fi/en/reports/2010/vulnerability341748.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 38333 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20100114 CVE-2010-0006 - kernel: ipv6: skb_dst() can be NULL in ipv6_hop_jumbo() (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2570a4f5428bcdb1077622342181755741e7fa60 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2010:010 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_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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