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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 14, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-3686

CVE-2008-3686

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.

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  • Linux/Kernel3 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.26.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.26.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.26:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 2.6.26-rc4, 2.6.26.2, and possibly other 2.6.26 versions

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