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CVE-2007-2480

Publication date 3 May 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

The _udp_lib_get_port function in net/ipv4/udp.c in Linux kernel 2.6.21 and earlier does not prevent a bind to a port with a local address when there is already a bind to that port with a wildcard local address, which might allow local users to intercept local traffic for daemons or other applications.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
linux-source-2.6.15 6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected
linux-source-2.6.17 6.10 edgy
Not affected
linux-source-2.6.20 7.04 feisty Ignored
linux-source-2.6.22 7.10 gutsy
Fixed 2.6.22-12.39

Notes


kees

Cannot reproduce. Is this really an issue for kernels prior to 2.6.21?