#VU10426 Double free in OpenBSD

 

#VU10426 Double free in OpenBSD

Published: February 8, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10426
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
OpenBSD
Software vendor:
OpenBSD

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to the EtherIP tunnel protocol was disabled. A remote attacker can trigger improper discarding of IPv6 packets and double free error to cause the kernel to crash. 

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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