CVE-2007-2172
Medium
Description
A typo in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.21-rc6 and 2.4 before 2.4.35 causes RTA_MAX to be used as an array size instead of RTN_MAX, which leads to an "out of bound access" by the (1) dn_fib_props (dn_fib.c, DECNet) and (2) fib_props (fib_semantics.c, IPv4) functions.
SeverityMedium
CVSS4.7
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedApr 22, 2007
First seenApr 22, 2007
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel2.4.35 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | 2.4.0 ≤ v < 2.4.35, 2.6.0 ≤ v ≤ 2.6.20, 2.6.21 | 2.4.35 |
| debian debian_linux | 3.1, 4.0 | — |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 6.06, 6.10, 7.04 | — |
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