CVEvulnerability

CVE-2008-2136

7.8 HIGH Published 2008-05-16 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗

Status: Modified
Published: 2008-05-16
Last modified: 2026-06-16
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected]): 7.8 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weaknesses: CWE-399

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.

Affected configurations

• linux linux kernel (>= 2.4.0 < 2.4.36.5) • linux linux kernel (>= 2.6.0 < 2.6.25.3) • debian debian linux 4.0 • canonical ubuntu linux 6.06 • canonical ubuntu linux 7.04 • canonical ubuntu linux 7.10 • canonical ubuntu linux 8.04

Related

Weakness · not in database (1)

CWE-399

Referenced by CWE · observed example (1)

CWE-911 Improper Update of Reference Count weakness

References

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