CVE-2007-2172

fib_semantics.c out of bounds access vulnerability

Published Apr 22, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 4.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1356-1 New Linux 2.6.18 packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1363-1 New Linux 2.6.18 packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1503-1 New Linux kernel 2.4.27 packages fix several issues
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1503-2 New Linux kernel 2.4.27 packages fix several issues
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1504-1 New Linux kernel 2.6.8 packages fix several issues
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-2167 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-464-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
References
Link Providers
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.21-rc6 cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0488.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/25068 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/25288 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/25392 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/25838 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/26289 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/26450 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/26620 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/26647 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/27913 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/33280 cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-287.htm cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1363 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.35 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mail-archive.com/git-commits-head%40vger.kernel.org/msg08269.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mail-archive.com/git-commits-head%40vger.kernel.org/msg08270.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:216 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0347.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1049.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23447 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-464-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2690 cve-icon cve-icon
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33979 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-2172 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10764 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-2172 cve-icon
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 1:23 PM
Reserved
Apr 22, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 22, 2007, 7:19 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:39 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Mar 26, 2007, 12:00 AM