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CVE-2008-3686

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.9 Published: 2008-08-14 Modified: 2026-06-16

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 Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-399

References