CVE-2007-2172

Impact

A typo in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.21-rc6 and 2.4 before 2.4.35 causes RTA_MAX to be used as an array size instead of RTN_MAX, which leads to an "out of bound access" by the (1) dn_fib_props (dn_fib.c, DECNet) and (2) fib_props (fib_semantics.c, IPv4) functions.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.21-rc6
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0488.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/25068
• http://secunia.com/advisories/25288
• http://secunia.com/advisories/25392
• http://secunia.com/advisories/25838
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26289
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26450
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26620
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26647
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27913
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33280
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-287.htm
• http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356
• http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1363
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.35
• http://www.mail-archive.com/git-commits-head%40vger.kernel.org/msg08269.html
• http://www.mail-archive.com/git-commits-head%40vger.kernel.org/msg08270.html
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:216
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0347.html