VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-3686

CVSS score4.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.47%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-08-14
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

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.

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