Upstream information
Description
The IPv6 flow label handling code (ip6_flowlabel.c) in Linux kernels 2.4 up to 2.4.32 and 2.6 before 2.6.14 modifies the wrong variable in certain circumstances, which allows local users to corrupt kernel memory or cause a denial of service (crash) by triggering a free of non-allocated memory.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
National Vulnerability Database | |
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Base Score | 6.6 |
Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C |
Access Vector | Local |
Access Complexity | Low |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | None |
Integrity Impact | Complete |
Availability Impact | Complete |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SA:2005:067, published Tue, 06 Dec 2005 13:00:00 +0000
- SUSE-SA:2005:068, published Wed, 14 Dec 2005 16:00:00 +0000
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 02:26:52 2013CVE page last modified: Sun Sep 8 11:10:28 2024