The fib6_add function in net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c in the Linux kernel before 3.11.5 does not properly implement error-code encoding, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for an IPv6 SIOCADDRT ioctl call.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2013-12-09T18:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T17:39:01.421Z

Reserved: 2013-11-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2013-6431

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-12-09T18:55:10.407

Modified: 2024-11-21T01:59:12.727

Link: CVE-2013-6431

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2013-09-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-6431 - Bugzilla