Linux netlink DoS
Published:		09.05.2007
Source:		CVE
SecurityVulns ID:		7691
Type:		library
Level:		5/10
Description:		Invalid processing of NETLINK_FIB_LOOKUP responses.

Affected:		LINUX : kernel 2.6
CVE:		CVE-2007-1861 (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.)

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