CVE-2007-1861

N/A
Published: May 7, 2007 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:38 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

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.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (24)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25030
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25083
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25228
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25288
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25961
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26133

CVSS

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-399

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