CVE-2023-6200

Kernel: icmpv6 router advertisement packets, aka linux tcp/ip remote code execution vulnerability

State
Published
Severity
7.5 High
Published
Jan 28, 2024
Updated
Jun 5, 2025
Reserved
Nov 20, 2023

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Description

A race condition was found in the Linux Kernel. Under certain conditions, an unauthenticated attacker from an adjacent network could send an ICMPv6 router advertisement packet, causing arbitrary code execution.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.17.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hredhat

Weaknesses

  • CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
kerneln/a
  • 6.7-rc7Not affected
kerneln/a
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat
        Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat
          Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat
            Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat
              Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat
                Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat
                  Red Hat Virtualization 4Red Hat
                    FedoraFedora

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