CVE-2005-3806

Linux Kernel 2.4-2.4.32 and < 2.6.14 - Denial of Service via IPv6 Flow Label Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The IPv6 flow label handling code (ip6_flowlabel.c) in Linux kernels 2.4 up to 2.4.32 and 2.6 before 2.6.14 modifies the wrong variable in certain circumstances, which allows local users to corrupt kernel memory or cause a denial of service (crash) by triggering a free of non-allocated memory.

References (28)

Core 28
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0140.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9903
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17917
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18684
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18977
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19369
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18203
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:044
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427981/100/0/threaded
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0190.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18510
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15729
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:018
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:072
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17918
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/231-1/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0191.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18562

Scores

EPSS 0.0044
EPSS Percentile 36.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-399
Status published
Products (18)
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.0 (13 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.1
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.2
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.3
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.10
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.11
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.12
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.13
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.14
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.15
... and 8 more
Published Nov 25, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026