ubuntu · CVE-2007-2242

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Priority: medium Published: 2007-04-25 16:19:00 UTC Updated: 2025-07-17 16:41:19 UTC

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Freshness: upstream tracker timestamp is available; use API updated time as primary recency signal.

Tracker summary

CVE-2007-2242 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (linux-source-2.6.15, linux-source-2.6.17, linux-source-2.6.20), 12 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): DNE 6, needs-triage 3, released 2, not-affected 1.

Description:

The IPv6 protocol allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted IPv6 type 0 route headers (IPV6_RTHDR_TYPE_0) that create network amplification between two routers.

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