CVE-2005-3858

N/A Unknown
Published: November 27, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.suse.de/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0010.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=112508479120081&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=112533899509033&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/18203
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/18510
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/18562
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/19038
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/19369
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0140.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16043
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9396
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/231-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.suse.de/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0010.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=112508479120081&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=112533899509033&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/18203
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/18510
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/18562
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/19038
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/19369
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0140.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16043
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9396
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/231-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

32 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.7%
82th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

linux