CVE-2006-0454

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

Linux kernel before 2.6.15.3 down to 2.6.12, while constructing an ICMP response in icmp_send, does not properly handle when the ip_options_echo function in icmp.c fails, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors such as (1) record-route and (2) timestamp IP options with the needaddr bit set and a truncated value.

Find out more about CVE-2006-0454 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

Not vulnerable. This vulnerability was introduced into the Linux kernel in version 2.6.12 and therefore does not affect users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4.

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