security flaw
Published Nov 27, 2005
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.29%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.4
- 2.6.5
- 2.6.6
- 2.6.7
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.8.1
- 2.6.9
- 2.6.10
- 2.6.11
- 2.6.11.1
- 2.6.11.2
- 2.6.11.3
- 2.6.11.4
- 2.6.11.5
- 2.6.11.6
- 2.6.11.7
- 2.6.11.8
- 2.6.11.9
- 2.6.11.10
- 2.6.11.11
- 2.6.11.12
- 2.6.12
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
kernel-0:2.4.21-37.0.1.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0140
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-22.0.2.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0101
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | kernel-0:2.4.21-37.0.1.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0140 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-22.0.2.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0101 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.29% (0.03286) | 88.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.29% (0.03286) | 86.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.68% (0.01680) | 80.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 92.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 3, 2024 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 92.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.48% (0.05477) | 91.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (20)
- http://lists.suse.de/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0010.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=112508479120081&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=112533899509033&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18203 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18510 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18562 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19038 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19369 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19374 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0140.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16043 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-3858 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617843 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3858
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9396 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/231-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3858
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.