CVE-2023-49062

Published Nov 28, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Katran could disclose non-initialized kernel memory as part of an IP header. The issue was present for IPv4 encapsulation and ICMP (v4) Too Big packet generation. After a bpf_xdp_adjust_head call, Katran code didn’t initialize the Identification field for the IPv4 header, resulting in writing content of kernel memory in that field of IP header. The issue affected all Katran versions prior to commit 6a03106ac1eab39d0303662963589ecb2374c97f

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-53085 Katran could disclose non-initialized kernel memory as part of an IP header. The issue was present for IPv4 encapsulation and ICMP (v4) Too Big packet generation. After a bpf_xdp_adjust_head call, Katran code didn’t initialize the Identification field for the IPv4 header, resulting in writing content of kernel memory in that field of IP header. The issue affected all Katran versions prior to commit 6a03106ac1eab39d0303662963589ecb2374c97f
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
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Published
Updated
Aug 2, 2024, 9:46 PM
Reserved
Nov 20, 2023, 7:59 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 28, 2023, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:35 AM