Vulnerability identifier: #VU77953

Vulnerability 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-2023-1206

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor:

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a hash collision flaw in the IPv6 connection lookup table in the Linux kernel’s IPv6 functionality when an attacker makes a new kind of SYN flood attack. A remote attacker can increase the CPU usage of the server that accepts IPV6 connections up to 95%.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

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External links
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2175903

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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.