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CVE-2007-6762 (GCVE-0-2007-6762)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-07-27 21:39 – Updated: 2024-08-07 16:18
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Summary
In the Linux kernel before 2.6.20, there is an off-by-one bug in net/netlabel/netlabel_cipso_v4.c where it is possible to overflow the doi_def->tags[] array.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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