CVE-2010-0006 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2010-0006?

CVE-2010-0006 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 Jan 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The ipv6_hop_jumbo function in net/ipv6/exthdrs.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.4, when network namespaces are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via an invalid IPv6 jumbogram, a related issue to CVE-2007-4567.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0006?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2010-0006?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-0006 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2010-0006 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0006 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-4g83-m3vp-774r.