Resource management errors in Linux kernel - CVE-2008-3686
Published: August 15, 2008 / Updated: August 8, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95203
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-3686
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management errors error within the rt6_fill_node() function in net/ipv6/route.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2008-3686
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=5e0115e500fe9dd2ca11e6f92db9123204f1327a
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/8/7/230
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/8/8/7
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31579
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2422
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44605