CVE-2023-6200
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.020 · 81 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.5
ssvc
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affected products (16)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-0232Linux Kernel: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-01-28csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen im Linux-Kernel ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen oder beliebigen Code auszuführen.
also known as (5)
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sources
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references (11)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6200cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2250377cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-6200/cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=dade3f6a1e4ecnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-use-after-free-via-ICMPv6-Router-Advertisement-Packet-43399cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6200enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2250377enisa_euvd
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=dade3f6a1e4eenisa_euvd
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