CVE-2007-1861
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9EPSS 1.0%EU EUVD
The nl_fib_lookup function in net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c in Linux Kernel before 2.6.20.8 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via NETLINK_FIB_LOOKUP replies, which trigger infinite recursion and a stack overflow.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.9 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-399
- EPSS score
- 1.0% (64th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-1855)
- Published
- May 7, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-1855 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- linux / linux kernel
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References
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.20.8
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25030(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25083(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25228(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25288(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25691(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25961(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26133(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26139(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26620(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1289
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_43_kernel.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0347.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467939/30/6690/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23677
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-489-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1595(Vendor Advisory)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=237913
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34014
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1309(Patch)
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11616
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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