Description
Memory leak in the ipip6_rcv function in net/ipv6/sit.c in the Linux kernel 2.4 before 2.4.36.5 and 2.6 before 2.6.25.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via network traffic to a Simple Internet Transition (SIT) tunnel interface, related to the pskb_may_pull and kfree_skb functions, and management of an skb reference count.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-1588-1 | New Linux 2.6.18 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
Debian DSA |
DSA-1588-2 | New Linux 2.6.18 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-625-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T08:49:58.458Z
Reserved: 2008-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2008-2136
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Status : Modified
Published: 2008-05-16T12:54:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2008-2136
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN