# CVE-2005-3848: Memory leak in the icmp\_push\_reply function in Linux 2.6 before 2.6.12.6 and 2.6.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (me

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-11-27 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Memory leak in the icmp_push_reply function in Linux 2.6 before 2.6.12.6 and 2.6.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of crafted packets that cause the ip_append_data function to fail, aka "DST leak in icmp_push_reply."

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## References

- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0140.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19038
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=112431016816937&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=112508479212728&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19369
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18203
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16044
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=cb94c62c252796f42bb83fe40960d12f3ea5a82a
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11346
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18510
- http://lists.suse.de/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0010.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:072
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/chrisw/stable-queue.git%3Ba=blob%3Bh=1cf41a8a8db3080c9a9243e77c5c447c8e694f87%3Bhb=9c5fcb99af7c157be45e9d53aeb857ded5211fcd%3Bf=2.6.12.6/fix-dst-leak-in-icmp_push_reply.patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19374
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=112439084918917&w=2
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/231-1/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18562

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