Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 16, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-1496
CVE-2007-1496
Description
nfnetlink_log in netfilter in the Linux kernel before 2.6.20.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors involving the (1) nfulnl_recv_config function, (2) using "multiple packets per netlink message", and (3) bridged packets, which trigger a NULL pointer dereference.
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References
15- www.securityfocus.com/bid/22946nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/24492nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/25228nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25288nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25392nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25961nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/26620nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1289nvd
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.20.3nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_43_kernel.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0347.htmlnvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-464-1nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0944nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9831nvd
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