Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 27, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-3858
CVE-2005-3858
Description
Memory leak in the ip6_input_finish function in ip6_input.c in Linux kernel 2.6.12 and earlier might allow attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed IPv6 packets with unspecified parameter problems, which prevents the SKB from being freed.
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Affected products
27cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 26 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:2.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=2.6.12
Patches
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References
16- lists.suse.de/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0010.htmlnvd
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- secunia.com/advisories/18203nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/18510nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/18562nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/19038nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/19369nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/19374nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018nvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0140.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/16043nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9396nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/231-1/nvd
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