CVE-2023-6200 (GCVE-0-2023-6200)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-28 12:19 – Updated: 2025-06-05 19:45
VLAI?
Title
Kernel: icmpv6 router advertisement packets, aka linux tcp/ip remote code execution vulnerability
Summary
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.
Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CWE
- CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Assigner
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Unaffected:
6.7-rc7
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Credits
Red Hat would like to thank Lucas Leong (Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative) for reporting this issue.
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