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Medium
CVE-2008-3686
The rt6_fill_node function in net/ipv6/route.c in Linux kernel 2.6.26-rc4, 2.6.26.2,...
Vulnerability 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 Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
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
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
2.6.26, 2.6.26.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 14th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.