An issue was discovered in net/ipv6/ip6mr.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11. By setting a specific socket option, an attacker can control a pointer in kernel land and cause an inet_csk_listen_stop general protection fault, or potentially execute arbitrary code under certain circumstances. The issue can be triggered as root (e.g., inside a default LXC container or with the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability) or after namespace unsharing. This occurs because sk_type and protocol are not checked in the appropriate part of the ip6_mroute_* functions. NOTE: this affects Linux distributions that use 4.9.x longterm kernels before 4.9.187.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Aug 14, 2019 | Aug 14, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 | Dec 4, 2019 | Aug 13, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debuginfo | Dec 18, 2019 | Aug 13, 2019 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Nov 21, 2019 | Aug 20, 2019 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-ec2Upgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-ec2-develUpgrade kernel-ec2-extraUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade cluster-network-kmp-default | Nov 13, 2019 | Aug 13, 2019 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1059-kvmUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1095-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-165-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-165-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-165-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1127-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-165-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-165-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1123-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-165-genericUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-165-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mc | Oct 1, 2019 | Aug 13, 2019 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Aug 13, 2019 |
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