CVE-2010-0006

Publication date 26 January 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 9.10 karmic
Fixed 2.6.31-19.56
9.04 jaunty
Fixed 2.6.28-18.59
8.10 intrepid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-source-2.6.15 9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected

Patch details

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Package Patch details
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References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-894-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 5 February 2010

Other references