CVE-2023-6200

Kernel: icmpv6 router advertisement packets, aka linux tcp/ip remote code execution vulnerability

Published Jan 28, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.0% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

The remote attack is potentially possible in the local network only. It is not possible if param net.ipv6.conf.[NIC].accept_ra disabled. Check this param value with the command cat /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/default/accept_ra or /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/eth0/accept_ra (where eth0 is the name of the networking interface). If you cannot run this or a similar command and parameter accept_ra is not available, then IPV6 is disabled. If IPV6 is not being used, it is possible to disable it completely, and there is instruction on how to do this: https://access.redhat.com/solutions/8709

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-58448 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.
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Jun 5, 2025, 7:45 PM
Reserved
Nov 20, 2023, 9:44 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 28, 2024, 1:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:50 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Dec 21, 2023, 12:00 AM