CVE-2013-6431

CVE Details

Release Date:

2013-09-07

Description

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.

See more information about CVE-2013-6431 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	4.4	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	Requires single instance	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-26.el6uek)	ELSA-2014-3002	2014-02-11
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3002	2014-02-11

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