CVE-2008-3686 | BDVDB-2026-32046 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44605
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31579
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2422
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/8/7/230
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5e0115e500fe9dd2ca11e6f92db9123204f1327a
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/8/8/7
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.