CVE-2008-3686

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.9
Exploit probability41. percentile0.5%
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedAug 14, 2008
First seenAug 14, 2008

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel2.6.26, 2.6.26.2—

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