ip_route_input in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.16.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a request for a route for a…

Description

ip_route_input in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.16.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a request for a route for a multicast IP address, which triggers a null dereference.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.45% · top 61% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-399 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-399 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (27)

• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2006:0493 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 24715 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• linux-ip-route-input-dos(25872) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 19735 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2006-2554 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• USN-281-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• FEDORA-2006-423 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 21476 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 21745 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-1097 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2006:028 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.8 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 19955 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 17593 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• DSA-1103 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• ADV-2006-1399 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 19709 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=189346 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10146 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• ADV-2006-1475 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 20237 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20398 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDKSA-2006:086 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 20671 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20157 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20914 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 17:12 UTC.