CVE-2008-2136

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-2136
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-05-16 12:54:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionMemory 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
404: File not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kernel.org Vendor Advisory
Fedora update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
'Re: When should kfree_skb be used?' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: kernel-2.6.25.3-18.fc9 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel Memory Leak in SIT Code ipip6_rcv() Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0169 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wiki.rpath.com Broken Link
SUSE update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Broken Link
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Third Party Advisory
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel 'ipip6_rcv()' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Broken Link
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:174 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1588-1 linux-2.6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
404: File not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org Vendor Advisory
USN-625-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Avaya Products Linux Kernel Local Denial of Service - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
rPath update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
404: File not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org Vendor Advisory
Red Hat update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
SUSE update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:167 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Third Party Advisory
Debian update for linux-2.6 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Third Party Advisory
ASA-2008-362 (RHSA-2008-0607) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel Denial of Service Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
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