CVE-2008-3686

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Published Aug 14, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 4.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.26:rc4::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.26.2:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-3672	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.474% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5e0115e500fe9dd2ca11e6f92db9123204f1327a
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/8/7/230
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/8/8/7
http://secunia.com/advisories/31579
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2422
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44605

History

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Subscriptions

Linux Linux Kernel

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 9:45 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 14, 2008, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 9:45 AM
Reserved: Aug 14, 2008, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:56 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 14, 2008, 10:41 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:56 PM

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