A typo in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.21-rc6 and 2.4 before 2.4.35 causes RTA_MAX to be used as an array size instead of RTN_MAX, which leads to an "out of bound access" by the (1) dn_fib_props (dn_fib.c, DECNet) and (2) fib_props (fib_semantics.c, IPv4) functions.
CVE-2007-2172
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 4.7 — v2 rates that MEDIUM (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 0.4% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 4.7MEDIUMNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 4.7MEDIUMlow confidence
- EG Risk
- 26EG Risk 26/100
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computed (value × EchelonGraph’s weight)Severity47% × 45%The EG Score, 4.7 of 10.Exploitation0% × 40%FIRST EPSS: the 30-day exploitation probability when EchelonGraph scored this CVE.Automatability30% × 15%EchelonGraph's default before algorithm v3.4: CISA had not published Automatable for this CVE.SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph): Track at low or medium mission impact; Track or Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).Exploitation none (no KEV listing, exploit record or EPSS ≥ 50%) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact unknown (not published for this CVE). EchelonGraph holds no SSVC assessment of this CVE from CISA: none of these inputs is from Vulnrichment. EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE.Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high. - EPSS PROB
- 0.4%
- EPSS %ILE
- 35th
- KEV
- Not listed
SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph)Track at low or medium mission impact; Track or Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
Exploitation none (no KEV listing, exploit record or EPSS ≥ 50%) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact unknown (not published for this CVE). EchelonGraph holds no SSVC assessment of this CVE from CISA: none of these inputs is from Vulnrichment. EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE. Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it. CISA's table makes it high when Mission Prevalence is Essential — the vulnerable component "directly provides capabilities that constitute at least one MEF for at least one entity" (MEF: mission essential function) — or when Public Well-Being Impact is Irreversible: "multiple fatalities are likely", the cyber-physical system "is likely lost or destroyed", "extreme or serious externalities" are imposed on other parties, or social systems such as elections or the financial grid "are destabilized and potentially collapse". CISA's decision table
Published
April 22, 2007
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (32)
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.21-rc6Vendor Advisory
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0488.htmlThird Party Advisory
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://secunia.com/advisories/25068Third Party Advisory
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://secunia.com/advisories/25288Third Party Advisory
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://secunia.com/advisories/25392Third Party Advisory
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://secunia.com/advisories/25838Third Party Advisory
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://secunia.com/advisories/26289Third Party Advisory
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://secunia.com/advisories/26450Third Party Advisory
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://secunia.com/advisories/26620Third Party Advisory
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://secunia.com/advisories/26647Third Party Advisory
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27913Third Party Advisory
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://secunia.com/advisories/29058Third Party Advisory
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://secunia.com/advisories/33280Third Party Advisory
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-287.htmThird Party Advisory
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356Third Party Advisory
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- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1363Third Party Advisory
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503Third Party Advisory
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504Third Party Advisory
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.35Vendor Advisory
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://www.mail-archive.com/git-commits-head%40vger.kernel.org/msg08269.html
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://www.mail-archive.com/git-commits-head%40vger.kernel.org/msg08270.html
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171Third Party Advisory
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196Third Party Advisory
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:216Third Party Advisory
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0347.htmlThird Party Advisory
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1049.htmlThird Party Advisory
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.htmlThird Party Advisory
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23447Patch · Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry · Vendor Advisory
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-464-1Third Party Advisory
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2690Third Party Advisory
- MITRE · CVE Programhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33979Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
- MITRE · CVE Programhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10764Third Party Advisory
Patch Availability(6)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fix (by version range) / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-image-2.6.15-28-sparc64 (2.6.15-28.55) @ dapper | 2026-05-31 | ubuntu |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.4.9-e.74 | 2009-01-08 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.4.18-e.67 | 2009-01-05 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.4.21-53.EL | 2007-12-03 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.6.9-55.0.2.EL | 2007-06-25 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.6.18-8.1.4.el5 | 2007-05-16 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(32 across 2 ecosystems)
Debian:3.1(31)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| fai-kernels | 1.9.1 ... 1.9.1sarge7.1 (9 versions) |
| — |
| hostap-modules-i386 | 1:0.3.7-1, 1:0.3.7-1sarge1, 1:0.3.7-1sarge2 |
| — |
| i2c | 1:2.9.1-1, 1:2.9.1-1sarge1 |
| — |
| kernel-image-2.4.27-alpha | 2.4.27-10 ... 2.4.27-10sarge5 (6 versions) |
| — |
| kernel-image-2.4.27-arm | 2.4.27-2 ... 2.4.27-2sarge5 (6 versions) |
| — |
| kernel-image-2.4.27-i386 | 2.4.27-10 ... 2.4.27-10sarge5 (6 versions) |
| — |
| kernel-image-2.4.27-ia64 | 2.4.27-10 ... 2.4.27-10sarge5 (6 versions) |
| — |
| kernel-image-2.4.27-m68k | 2.4.27-3 ... 2.4.27-3sarge5 (6 versions) |
| — |
| kernel-image-2.4.27-s390 | 2.4.27-2 ... 2.4.27-2sarge5 (6 versions) |
| — |
| kernel-image-2.4.27-sparc | 2.4.27-9 ... 2.4.27-9sarge5 (6 versions) |
| — |
| kernel-image-2.6.8-alpha | 2.6.8-16 ... 2.6.8-17 (9 versions) |
| — |
| kernel-image-2.6.8-amd64 | 2.6.8-14 ... 2.6.8-17 (8 versions) |
| — |
| kernel-image-2.6.8-hppa | 2.6.8-6 ... 2.6.8-7 (9 versions) |
| — |
| kernel-image-2.6.8-i386 | 2.6.8-16 ... 2.6.8-17 (9 versions) |
| — |
| kernel-image-2.6.8-ia64 | 2.6.8-14 ... 2.6.8-15 (9 versions) |
| — |
| kernel-image-2.6.8-m68k | 2.6.8-4 ... 2.6.8-5 (9 versions) |
| — |
| kernel-image-2.6.8-s390 | 2.6.8-5 ... 2.6.8-6 (9 versions) |
| — |
| kernel-image-2.6.8-sparc | 2.6.8-15 ... 2.6.8-16 (9 versions) |
| — |
| kernel-image-speakup-i386 | 2.4.27-1.1, 2.4.27-1.1sarge1, 2.4.27-1.1sarge2, 2.4.27-1.1sarge3, 2.4.27-1.1sarge4 |
| — |
| kernel-latest-2.4-alpha | 101, 101sarge1 |
| — |
| kernel-latest-2.4-i386 | 101, 101sarge1 |
| — |
| kernel-latest-2.4-s390 | 2.4.27-1, 2.4.27-1sarge1 |
| — |
| kernel-latest-2.4-sparc | 42, 42sarge1, 42sarge2 |
| — |
| kernel-patch-2.4.27-mips | 2.4.27-10.040815-1 ... 2.4.27-10.sarge4.040815-2 (6 versions) |
| — |
| kernel-patch-powerpc-2.4.27 | 2.4.27-10 ... 2.4.27-10sarge5 (6 versions) |
| — |
| kernel-patch-powerpc-2.6.8 | 2.6.8-12 ... 2.6.8-13 (9 versions) |
| — |
| kernel-source-2.4.27 | 2.4.27-10 ... 2.4.27-10sarge6 (7 versions) |
| — |
| kernel-source-2.6.8 | 2.6.8-16 ... 2.6.8-17 (9 versions) |
| — |
| mindi-kernel | 2.4.27-2, 2.4.27-2sarge1, 2.4.27-2sarge2, 2.4.27-2sarge3, 2.4.27-2sarge4 |
| — |
| pcmcia-modules-2.4.27-i386 | 3.2.5+2, 3.2.5+2sarge1 |
| — |
| systemimager | 3.2.3-6, 3.2.3-6sarge1, 3.2.3-6sarge2, 3.2.3-6sarge3, 3.2.3-6sarge4 |
| — |
Debian:4.0(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux-2.6 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12, 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch1, 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch2, 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13, 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch1 |
| — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
All Vendor Advisories
(6)
Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
- Red HatRHSA-2007:0347IMPORTANT2007-03-26
RHSA-2007:0347 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2007:0488IMPORTANT2007-03-26
RHSA-2007:0488 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2007:1049IMPORTANT2007-03-26
RHSA-2007:1049 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2008:0787IMPORTANT2007-03-26
RHSA-2008:0787 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2009:0001IMPORTANT2007-03-26
RHSA-2009:0001 — Important
- UbuntuUSN-464-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 14× in last 30d)
Each row is a time one of our pipelines fetched, updated or re-scored this CVE. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. An arrow marks a change the record states ("CVSS v3 → 9.1"); EPSS and GHSA rows show the values recorded at that time, not what changed (EPSS values are rounded; hover one for the exact figures). Most recent first.
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- 2026-05-31 03:09 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-05-31 03:09 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-05-31 03:08 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-gxp8-xh27-r994
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