cve/2005/CVE-2005-3858.md

### [CVE-2005-3858](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-3858)
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### Description

Memory leak in the ip6_input_finish function in ip6_input.c in Linux kernel 2.6.12 and earlier might allow attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed IPv6 packets with unspecified parameter problems, which prevents the SKB from being freed.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9396
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9396

#### Github
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