CVE-2007-2876 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2007-2876?

CVE-2007-2876 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 11 Jun 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The sctp_new function in (1) ip_conntrack_proto_sctp.c and (2) nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c in Netfilter in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.20.13, and 2.6.21.x before 2.6.21.4, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by causing certain invalid states that trigger a NULL pointer dereference.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2876?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2007-2876?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2007-2876 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2876 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-3r63-4qp5-jppx.