Upstream information
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.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
National Vulnerability Database | |
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Base Score | 7.8 |
Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Access Vector | Network |
Access Complexity | Low |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | None |
Integrity Impact | None |
Availability Impact | Complete |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SA:2006:012, published Mon, 27 Feb 2006 16:00:00 +0000
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 02:28:54 2013CVE page last modified: Fri Dec 8 16:14:35 2023