SB2005112801 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime in Linux kernel

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SB2005112801 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime in Linux kernel

Published: November 28, 2005

Security Bulletin ID SB2005112801
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Missing release of memory after effective lifetime (CVE-ID: CVE-2005-3858)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References