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CVE-2005-3848 json

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 (m…

published 2005-11-27 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-3843

cvss
7.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.4%
EPSS 5.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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."

Patch / fix

  • kernel RHEL 3 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL
  • kernel-smp RHEL 3 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL
  • kernel-BOOT RHEL 3 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL
  • kernel-source RHEL 3 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL
  • kernel-hugemem RHEL 3 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL
  • kernel-unsupported RHEL 3 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL
  • kernel-smp-unsupported RHEL 3 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL
  • kernel-hugemem-unsupported RHEL 3 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL

red hat advisories RHSA-2006:0140RHSA-2006:0101

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2005-3848 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 kernel 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-smp 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-BOOT 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-source 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-unsupported 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 kernel 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-smp 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-BOOT 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-source 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-unsupported 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0140
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 kernel 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 kernel 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0101
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 kernel 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-smp 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-BOOT 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-source 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-unsupported 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0140
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 kernel 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0101
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 kernel 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-smp 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-BOOT 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-source 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-unsupported 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0140
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 kernel 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0101

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Exploit prediction

5.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.8 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

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References

Sources

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