CVE-2023-2156

Description

A flaw was found in the networking subsystem of the Linux kernel within the handling of the RPL protocol. This issue results from the lack of proper handling of user-supplied data, which can lead to an assertion failure. This may allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to create a denial of service condition on the system.

Affected Platforms

Weakness Type

CWE-617, CWE-617

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/17/8
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/17/9
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/18/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/19/1
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2196292
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00001.html