CVE-2023-2156

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 53
Modified
Published: 09 May 2023, 00:00
Last modified:02 Aug 2024, 06:12

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
30/100
CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
2.13% LOW
2% probability +1.65%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

09 May 2023, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
02 Aug 2024, 06:12
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 2.13%• Percentile: 84%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-617•Reachable Assertion

    The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary.

Affected Systems

  • debian•debian_linux

    10.0

  • fedoraproject•fedora

    38

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≥ 5.7, < 5.10.184 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.117 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.34 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.2.13 | ≥ 6.3, < 6.3.8

  • redhat•enterprise_linux

    9.0

References (10)