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CVE-2007-1861

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.9 Published: 2007-05-07 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-399

References