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kernel: ipv6: BUG_ON in fib6_add_rt2node()

Published Jul 15, 2013

Description

The fib6_add_rt2node function in net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c in the IPv6 stack in the Linux kernel through 3.10.1 does not properly handle Router Advertisement (RA) messages in certain circumstances involving three routes that initially qualified for membership in an ECMP route set until a change occurred for one of the first two routes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted sequence of messages.

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Red Hat statement

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jul 15, 2013
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jun 12, 2013
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Important
Public date Jul 15, 2013