ID CVE-2005-3858
Summary 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.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:2.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:2.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 7.8 (as of 03-10-2018 - 21:33)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE NVD-CWE-Other
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
NONE NONE COMPLETE
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
oval via4
accepted 2013-04-29T04:19:08.817-04:00
class vulnerability
contributors
  • name Aharon Chernin
    organization SCAP.com, LLC
  • name Dragos Prisaca
    organization G2, Inc.
definition_extensions
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11782
  • comment CentOS Linux 3.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16651
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11831
  • comment CentOS Linux 4.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16636
  • comment Oracle Linux 4.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15990
description 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.
family unix
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9396
status accepted
submitted 2010-07-09T03:56:16-04:00
title 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.
version 29
redhat via4
advisories
  • rhsa
    id RHSA-2006:0101
  • rhsa
    id RHSA-2006:0140
rpms
  • kernel-0:2.6.9-22.0.2.EL
  • kernel-debuginfo-0:2.6.9-22.0.2.EL
  • kernel-devel-0:2.6.9-22.0.2.EL
  • kernel-doc-0:2.6.9-22.0.2.EL
  • kernel-hugemem-0:2.6.9-22.0.2.EL
  • kernel-hugemem-devel-0:2.6.9-22.0.2.EL
  • kernel-smp-0:2.6.9-22.0.2.EL
  • kernel-smp-devel-0:2.6.9-22.0.2.EL
  • kernel-0:2.4.21-37.0.1.EL
  • kernel-BOOT-0:2.4.21-37.0.1.EL
  • kernel-debuginfo-0:2.4.21-37.0.1.EL
  • kernel-doc-0:2.4.21-37.0.1.EL
  • kernel-hugemem-0:2.4.21-37.0.1.EL
  • kernel-hugemem-unsupported-0:2.4.21-37.0.1.EL
  • kernel-smp-0:2.4.21-37.0.1.EL
  • kernel-smp-unsupported-0:2.4.21-37.0.1.EL
  • kernel-source-0:2.4.21-37.0.1.EL
  • kernel-unsupported-0:2.4.21-37.0.1.EL
refmap via4
bid 16043
debian
  • DSA-1017
  • DSA-1018
mlist
  • [linux-kernel] 20050826 [PATCH 7/7] [IPV6]: Fix SKB leak in ip6_input_finish()
  • [linux-kernel] 20050829 Re: Linux 2.6.12.6
secunia
  • 18203
  • 18510
  • 18562
  • 19038
  • 19369
  • 19374
suse SUSE-SA:2006:012
ubuntu USN-231-1
Last major update 03-10-2018 - 21:33
Published 27-11-2005 - 22:03
Last modified 03-10-2018 - 21:33
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