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    CVE-2008-2136

    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.

    Published:May 9, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:May 16, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.23487
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Mrg

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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