CVE-2008-2136

N/A Unknown
Published: May 16, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Memory 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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.3
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00002.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=121031533024912&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30198
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30241
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30276
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30368
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30499
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30818
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30962
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31107
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31198
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31341
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31628
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31689
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33201
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33280
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-362.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0169
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1588
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.5
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.3
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:174
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0607.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0612.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0973.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29235
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020118
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1543/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1716/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42451
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11038
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6503
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00294.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=121031533024912&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30198
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30241
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30276
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30368
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30499
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30818
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30962
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31107
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31198
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31341
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31628
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31689
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33201
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33280
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-362.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0169
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1588
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:174
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0607.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0612.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0973.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29235
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020118
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1543/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1716/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42451
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11038
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6503
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00294.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

78 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
23.5%
96th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

canonical linux debian

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