CVE-2008-2136

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 14.97% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
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References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2136?
CVE-2008-2136 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2136?
To fix CVE-2008-2136, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-2136 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2136 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~15% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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