01 Record
CVE-2010-0006
The ipv6_hop_jumbo function in net/ipv6/exthdrs.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.4, when network namespaces are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The ipv6_hop_jumbo function in net/ipv6/exthdrs.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.4, when network namespaces are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 3.56% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 88.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2010-01-26 18:00Z16 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 00:30Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-12-14
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- ac8197006fc18e3b8df28a6b70624410db56b3aaf7ad8c46070d3d19f1a657e8
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com37810http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37810
- bugs.gentoo.orghttp://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=300951
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.4
- www.osvdb.org61876http://www.osvdb.org/61876
- security-tracker.debian.orghttp://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0006
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2010-0919http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/034250.html
- secunia.com38168http://secunia.com/advisories/38168
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=555217
- marc.info[linux-netdev] 20100114 [PATCH]: ipv6: skb_dst() can be NULL in ipv6_hop_jumbo().http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=126343325807340&w=2
- cert.fihttp://cert.fi/en/reports/2010/vulnerability341748.html
- secunia.com38333http://secunia.com/advisories/38333
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20100114 CVE-2010-0006 - kernel: ipv6: skb_dst() can be NULL in ipv6_hop_jumbo()http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/14/2
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2570a4f5428bcdb1077622342181755741e7fa60
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2010:010http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00002.html