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CVE-2008-0352

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 10.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2008-01-18 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

The Linux kernel 2.6.20 through 2.6.21.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via a certain IPv6 packet, possibly involving the Jumbo Payload hop-by-hop option (jumbogram).

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 2.6.2, 2.6.2-rc1, 2.6.2-rc2, 2.6.2-rc3, 2.6.20, 2.6.20-rc2 (+24)

References

• http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8450
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.21.2
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39643
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4893
• http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8450
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.21.2
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39643
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4893

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