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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Published : 2013-12-09 18:55
Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51
NVD link : CVE-2013-6431
Mitre link : CVE-2013-6431
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2013-6431
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-264
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