Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2024-26633 |
CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Linux kernel Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | Linux Foundation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU89267
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26633
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in NEXTHDR_FRAGMENT handling within the ip6_tnl_parse_tlv_enc_lim() function in net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsLinux kernel: All versions
External linkshttp://git.kernel.org/stable/c/135414f300c5db995e2a2f3bf0f455de9d014aee
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f15ba3dc14e6ee002ea01b4faddc3d49200377c
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da23bd709b46168f7dfc36055801011222b076cd
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4329426cf6b8e22b798db2331c7ef1dd2a9c748d
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62a1fedeb14c7ac0947ef33fadbabd35ed2400a2
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/687c5d52fe53e602e76826dbd4d7af412747e183
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba8d904c274268b18ef3dc11d3ca7b24a96cb087
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d375b98e0248980681e5e56b712026174d617198
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.