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    CVE-2005-3858

    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.

    Published:Aug 26, 2005
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Nov 27, 2005
    EPSS Score:0.0168
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High