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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.8/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:CAffected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 27, 2005
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified