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CVE-2008-3686

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Published: Aug 14, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

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4.9
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 6.9
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (2)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel
Linux
1 product
Linux Kernel
Configuration A
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Linux
Linux Kernel
Version 2.6.26.2
Linux Kernel
Version 2.6.26 rc4

Related CWEs

CWE-399
CWE-399

References (12)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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