CVE-2008-3686

N/A Unknown
Published: August 14, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5e0115e500fe9dd2ca11e6f92db9123204f1327a
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/8/7/230
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/8/8/7
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/31579
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2422
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44605
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5e0115e500fe9dd2ca11e6f92db9123204f1327a
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/8/7/230
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/8/8/7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/31579
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2422
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44605
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

linux

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