The Transparent Inter-Process Communication (TIPC) functionality in Linux kernel 2.6.16-rc1 through 2.6.33, and possibly other versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel OOPS) by sending datagrams through AF_TIPC before entering network mode, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.
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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2053-1 New Linux 2.6.26 packages fix several issues
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-1217 The Transparent Inter-Process Communication (TIPC) functionality in Linux kernel 2.6.16-rc1 through 2.6.33, and possibly other versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel OOPS) by sending datagrams through AF_TIPC before entering network mode, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-947-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T01:14:06.682Z

Reserved: 2010-03-30T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2010-1187

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2010-03-31T18:00:00.517

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2010-1187

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-1187 - Bugzilla

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