CVE-2023-6200
Kernel: icmpv6 router advertisement packets, aka linux tcp/ip remote code execution vulnerability
At a glance
- Severity
- HIGH 7.5
- EPSS
- EPSS 2.02 % · percentile 81 (2026-10-27)
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
A race condition was found in the Linux Kernel. Under certain conditions, an unauthenticated attacker from an adjacent network could send an ICMPv6 router advertisement packet, causing arbitrary code execution.
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | redhat |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · secalert@redhat.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Weaknesses (CWE)
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-58448
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2023-6200
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 6.7cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.7:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.7:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.7:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.7:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6200
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2250377
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=dade3f6a1e4e
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |