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CVE-2008-3686
Published: Aug 14, 2008
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
linux-kernel-rt6fillnode-dos(44605)
vdb-entry
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31579
third-party-advisory
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ADV-2008-2422
vdb-entry
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[linux-kernel] 20080807 OOPS, ip -f inet6 route get fec0::1, linux-2.6.26, ip6_route_output, rt6_fill_node+0x175
mailing-list
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[linux-kernel] 20080808 Re: OOPS, ip -f inet6 route get fec0::1, linux-2.6.26, ip6_route_output, rt6_fill_node+0x175
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
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