The redirect_target function in net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_REDIRECT.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) by sending packets to an interface that has a 0.0.0.0 IP address, a related issue to CVE-2015-8787. <a href"http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html">CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference</a>
Publication date: Mon, 02 May 2016 15:59:00 +0000