7.8

CVE-2008-2136: canonical ubuntu_linux Resource Management Errors

Modified
AliasesRHSA-2008:0607
Published 16-05-2008Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-2136 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 4.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.93%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 6
DSA-1588-1RHSA-2008:0585RHSA-2008:0612RHSA-2008:0787RHSA-2008:0973RHSA-2009:0001

Timeline

  1. 16-05-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

4.93%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 4.93% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat12 products
  • kernel< 0:2.6.9-67.0.22.EL
  • kernel-debuginfo< 0:2.6.9-67.0.22.EL
  • kernel-devel< 0:2.6.9-67.0.22.EL
  • kernel-doc< 0:2.6.9-67.0.22.EL
  • kernel-hugemem< 0:2.6.9-67.0.22.EL
Canonical1 product
Debian1 product
Linux1 product

4 vendors · 15 products

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