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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. | ||||||||||||||
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