An issue was discovered in ip6_ra_control in net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c in the Linux kernel through 5.1.5. There is an unchecked kmalloc of new_ra, which might allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash). NOTE: This has been disputed as not an issue
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | No solution exists | May 15, 2025 | May 28, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade perfUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-devel | Dec 4, 2019 | May 28, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade perfUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade python-perf | Nov 19, 2019 | May 28, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade perfUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libs | Sep 12, 2019 | May 28, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade perfUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-devel | Mar 23, 2020 | May 28, 2019 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Jul 31, 2019 | May 25, 2019 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | May 28, 2019 |
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