HIGH
kernel: sit memory leak
Published May 16, 2008
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.93%
Description
Memory leak in the ipip6_rcv function in net/ipv6/sit.c in the Linux kernel 2.4 before 2.4.36.5 and 2.6 before 2.6.25.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via network traffic to a Simple Internet Transition (SIT) tunnel interface, related to the pskb_may_pull and kfree_skb functions, and management of an skb reference count.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- ≥ 2.4.0 · < 2.4.36.5
- ≥ 2.6.0 · < 2.6.25.3
Configuration 2
- 4.0
Configuration 3
OR
- 6.06
- 7.04
- 7.10
- 8.04
No data.
MRG for RHEL-5
kernel-rt-0:2.6.24.7-74.el5rt
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0585
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
kernel-0:2.4.18-e.67
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0787
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
kernel-0:2.4.9-e.74
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0001
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
kernel-0:2.4.21-58.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0973
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-67.0.22.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0607
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel-0:2.6.18-92.1.10.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0612
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRG for RHEL-5 | kernel-rt-0:2.6.24.7-74.el5rt | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0585 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | kernel-0:2.4.18-e.67 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0787 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | kernel-0:2.4.9-e.74 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0001 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | kernel-0:2.4.21-58.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0973 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-67.0.22.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0607 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-0:2.6.18-92.1.10.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0612 |
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.
7.8 HIGH NVD
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
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.93% 0.04934
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04934
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.93% (0.04934) | 91.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.93% (0.04934) | 90.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 10, 2025 | 23.49% (0.23487) | 95.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 14.97% (0.14973) | 93.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 21.69% (0.21693) | 93.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 14.97% (0.14973) | 94.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 82.10% (0.82104) | 98.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 18, 2024 | 87.56% (0.87556) | 98.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2024 | 89.88% (0.89877) | 98.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 89.44% (0.89445) | 98.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 88.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 86.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 70.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (43)
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- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
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Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 16, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 12, 2008
Link CVE-2008-2136
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a