CVE-2007-2172

A typo in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.21-rc6 and 2.4 before 2.4.35 causes RTA_MAX to be used as an array size instead of RTN_MAX, which leads to an "out of bound access" by the (1) dn_fib_props (dn_fib.c, DECNet) and (2) fib_props (fib_semantics.c, IPv4) functions.

• CWE-20

• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.21-rc6Vendor Advisory
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0488.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/25068Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/25288Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/25392Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/25838Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26289Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26450Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26620Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26647Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27913Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29058Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33280Third Party Advisory
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-287.htmThird Party Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356Third Party Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1363Third Party Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503Third Party Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504Third Party Advisory
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.35Vendor Advisory
• http://www.mail-archive.com/git-commits-head%40vger.kernel.org/msg08269.html
• http://www.mail-archive.com/git-commits-head%40vger.kernel.org/msg08270.html
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171Third Party Advisory
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196Third Party Advisory
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:216Third Party Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0347.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1049.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23447Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-464-1Third Party Advisory
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2690Third Party Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33979Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10764Third Party Advisory
• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.21-rc6Vendor Advisory
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0488.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/25068Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/25288Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/25392Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/25838Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26289Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26450Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26620Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26647Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27913Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29058Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33280Third Party Advisory
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-287.htmThird Party Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356Third Party Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1363Third Party Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503Third Party Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504Third Party Advisory
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.35Vendor Advisory
• http://www.mail-archive.com/git-commits-head%40vger.kernel.org/msg08269.html
• http://www.mail-archive.com/git-commits-head%40vger.kernel.org/msg08270.html
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171Third Party Advisory
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196Third Party Advisory
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:216Third Party Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0347.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1049.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23447Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-464-1Third Party Advisory
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2690Third Party Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33979Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10764Third Party Advisory

Published

Apr 22, 2007

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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