VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-3686
The rt6_fill_node function in net/ipv6/route.c in Linux kernel 2.6.26-rc4, 2.6.26.2, and possibly other 2.6.26 versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel OOPS) via IPv6 requests when no IPv6 input device is in use, which triggers…
MEDIUM 4.9EPSS 0.47%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.47%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The rt6_fill_node function in net/ipv6/route.c in Linux kernel 2.6.26-rc4, 2.6.26.2, and possibly other 2.6.26 versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel OOPS) via IPv6 requests when no IPv6 input device is in use, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.47% probability · 40th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5e0115e500fe9dd2ca11e6f92db9123204f1327a
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/8/7/230Exploit
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/8/8/7Exploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31579Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2422Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44605
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5e0115e500fe9dd2ca11e6f92db9123204f1327a
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/8/7/230Exploit
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/8/8/7Exploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31579Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2422Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44605
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.