Description
Unspecified vulnerability in ping.c in iputils 20020927, 20070202, 20071127, and 20100214 on Mandriva Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via a crafted echo response.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | inetutils | 2:1.9-2 | — |
| Debian 14 | iputils | 3:20100418-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | inetutils | 2:1.9-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | iputils | 3:20100418-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | inetutils | 2:1.9-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | iputils | 3:20100418-2 | — |
| Debian 6.0 | inetutils | 2:1.6-3.1+squeeze2 | DSA-2645-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | iputils | s20160308-1.4 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10123-1 |
Advisories 2
- DSA-2645-1 inetutils - denial of service Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10123-1 iputils-s20160308-1.4 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- MDVSA-2010:138 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2010-1890 vdb-entry
- 41911 vdb-entry