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CVE-2023-2156

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CVE-2023-2156

Published: May 9, 2023

Modified: Aug 2, 2024

PUBLISHED

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.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

Linux kernel (RPL protocol)

affected
Reproducible on the latest mainline.

Weaknesses (CWE)

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