PT-2007-2753 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Published 2007-04-11 · Updated 2011-03-08 · CVE-2007-1357

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.21 Linux kernel version 2.4.x

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a crash, by sending an AppleTalk frame that is shorter than the specified length. This triggers a BUG ON call when an attempt is made to perform a checksum.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.21, update to version 2.6.21 or later to resolve the issue. For Linux kernel version 2.4.x, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-1357

DSA-1286-1

DSA-1304

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 25

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/29826 · Exploit
• http://novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_35_kernel.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_30_kernel.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-May/0001.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/23376 · Patch
• http://debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304 · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1286 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-464-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_43_kernel.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/24793 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1357 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/25691 · Note
• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.20.5 · Note
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1244 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457 · Note