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kernel: denial of service

Package(s):kernel CVE #(s):CVE-2007-3642
Created:July 23, 2007 Updated:November 13, 2007
Description: The decode_choice function in net/netfilter/bf_conntrack_h323_asn1.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an encoded, out-of-range index value for a choice field, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.
Alerts:
Fedora FEDORA-2007-1130 2007-07-20
Fedora FEDORA-2007-655 2007-08-09
Debian DSA-1356-1 2007-08-15
Ubuntu USN-510-1 2007-08-31

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