CVE-2009-1360

CVE-2009-1360 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

The __inet6_check_established function in net/ipv6/inet6_hashtables.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29, when Network Namespace Support (aka NET_NS) is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via vectors involving IPv6 packets.

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