CVE-2007-1496 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2007-1496?

CVE-2007-1496 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 16 Mar 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

nfnetlink_log in netfilter in the Linux kernel before 2.6.20.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors involving the (1) nfulnl_recv_config function, (2) using "multiple packets per netlink message", and (3) bridged packets, which trigger a NULL pointer dereference.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1496?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2007-1496?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2007-1496 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1496 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-p5m2-q4vr-8vjp.