CVE-2005-3858

security flaw

Published Nov 27, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 3.3% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1017-1 New Linux kernel 2.6.8 packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1018-1 New Linux kernel 2.4.27 packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1018-2 New Linux kernel 2.4.27 packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-3853 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-231-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 11:24 PM
Reserved
Nov 27, 2005, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 27, 2005, 10:03 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:17 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Aug 26, 2005, 12:00 AM