CVE-2008-2136

kernel: sit memory leak

Published May 16, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 4.9% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1588-1 New Linux 2.6.18 packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1588-2 New Linux 2.6.18 packages fix several vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-625-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
References
Link Providers
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.3 cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00002.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=121031533024912&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30198 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30241 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30276 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30368 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30499 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30818 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30962 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31107 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31198 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31341 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31628 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31689 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/33201 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/33280 cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-362.htm cve-icon cve-icon
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0169 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1588 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.5 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.3 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:174 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0607.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0612.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0973.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29235 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020118 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1543/references cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1716/references cve-icon cve-icon
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42451 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2136 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11038 cve-icon cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6503 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2136 cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00294.html cve-icon cve-icon
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:49 AM
Reserved
May 12, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 16, 2008, 12:54 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:53 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
May 9, 2008, 12:00 AM