CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-3858

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A memory leak in the ip6_input_finish function in ip6_input.c in Linux kernel 2.6.12 and earlier might allow attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed IPv6 packets with unspecified parameter problems, which prevents the SKB from being freed.

Risk Assessment

The risk is the possibility of a DoS attack that could lead to system memory exhaustion and disruption of network services.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to a version later than 2.6.12, where this vulnerability has been fixed.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Memory leak in the ip6_input_finish function in ip6_input.c in Linux kernel 2.6.12 and earlier might allow attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed IPv6 packets with unspecified parameter problems, which prevents the SKB from being freed.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS