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CVE-2007-4567

HIGH CVSS: 7.8 Published: 2007-12-21 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The ipv6_hop_jumbo function in net/ipv6/exthdrs.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 does not properly validate the hop-by-hop IPv6 extended header, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and kernel panic) via a crafted IPv6 packet.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-20

References