Upstream information

CVE-2007-1497 at MITRE

Description

nf_conntrack in netfilter in the Linux kernel before 2.6.20.3 does not set nfctinfo during reassembly of fragmented packets, which leaves the default value as IP_CT_ESTABLISHED and might allow remote attackers to bypass certain rulesets using IPv6 fragments.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having important severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 5
Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
SUSE Bugzilla entries: 268298 [RESOLVED / FIXED], 270460 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE LINUX 10.0
  • Intel-536ep >= 4.69-0.2
  • kernel-bigsmp >= 2.6.13-15.16
  • kernel-bigsmp-nongpl >= 2.6.13-15.16
  • kernel-default >= 2.6.13-15.16
  • kernel-default-nongpl >= 2.6.13-15.16
  • kernel-iseries64 >= 2.6.13-15.16
  • kernel-ppc64 >= 2.6.13-15.16
  • kernel-smp >= 2.6.13-15.16
  • kernel-smp-nongpl >= 2.6.13-15.16
  • kernel-source >= 2.6.13-15.16
  • kernel-syms >= 2.6.13-15.16
  • kernel-um >= 2.6.13-15.16
  • kernel-um-nongpl >= 2.6.13-15.16
  • kernel-xen >= 2.6.13-15.16
  • kernel-xen-nongpl >= 2.6.13-15.16
  • um-host-kernel >= 2.6.13-15.16