A certain Debian patch to the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel 3.2.x through 3.2.63 does not properly validate arguments in ipv6_select_ident function calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by leveraging (1) tun or (2) macvtap device access.
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3060-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-7080 A certain Debian patch to the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel 3.2.x through 3.2.63 does not properly validate arguments in ipv6_select_ident function calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by leveraging (1) tun or (2) macvtap device access.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2417-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2418-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T12:40:19.223Z

Reserved: 2014-09-27T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-7207

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-11-10T11:55:08.080

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2014-7207

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