CVE-2024-36903

CVE Details

Release Date:

2024-05-30

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\nipv6: Fix potential uninit-value access in __ip6_make_skb()\nAs it was done in commit fc1092f51567 ('ipv4: Fix uninit-value access in\n__ip_make_skb()') for IPv4, check FLOWI_FLAG_KNOWN_NH on fl6->flowi6_flags\ninstead of testing HDRINCL on the socket to avoid a race condition which\ncauses uninit-value access.

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CVSS Scoring

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.1 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	5.5	CVSS Vector:	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel)	ELSA-2024-5363	2024-08-14