PT-2006-1128 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Published 2006-01-23 · Updated 2017-07-20 · CVE-2006-0037

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to a fixed version

Description: The issue allows local users to cause a denial of service, resulting in memory corruption or a crash, via a crafted outbound packet. This occurs when non-linear SKBs (socket buffers) are used, causing an incorrect offset to be calculated from pointer arithmetic in the ip nat pptp function.

Recommendations: For Linux kernel versions prior to the fixed version, apply the necessary patch to resolve the issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-0037

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 8

• http://trustix.org/errata/2006/0004 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0037 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18482 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/16414 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/388 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0220 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24204 · Note
• http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=03b9feca89366952ae5dfe4ad8107b1ece50b710 · Note