CVE-2005-4886 Information

Description

The selinux_parse_skb_ipv6 function in security/selinux/hooks.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.12-rc4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via vectors associated with an incorrect call to the ipv6_skip_exthdr function.

Reference

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=0d3d077cd4f1154e63a9858e47fe3fb1ad0c03e5 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.12/ChangeLog-2.6.12-rc4 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/22/3 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=160117 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56614