CVE-2023-2156

HIGH

Linux Kernel >=5.7 <5.10.184 - Unauthenticated Denial of Service via RPL Protocol Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (10)

Core 10
Core References
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2196292
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vendor-advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5448
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vendor-advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5453
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00001.html

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0184
EPSS Percentile 83.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-617
Status published
Products (4)
debian/debian_linux 10.0
fedoraproject/fedora 38
linux/linux_kernel 5.7 - 5.10.184
redhat/enterprise_linux 9.0
Published May 09, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026