CVE-2008-3686

Linux kernel <2.6.26 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

The rt6_fill_node function in net/ipv6/route.c in Linux kernel 2.6.26-rc4, 2.6.26.2, and possibly other 2.6.26 versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel OOPS) via IPv6 requests when no IPv6 input device is in use, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

References (6)

Scores

EPSS 0.0007
EPSS Percentile 21.6%

Classification

CWE
CWE-399
Status draft

Affected Products (2)

linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel

Timeline

Published Aug 14, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026