CVE-2014-2309
Public on 2014-03-11
Modified on 2014-09-18
Description
The ip6_route_add function in net/ipv6/route.c in the Linux kernel through 3.13.6 does not properly count the addition of routes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a flood of ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets.
Severity
Important
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | kernel | 2014-04-22 | ALAS-2014-328 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv2 | 6.1 | AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 6.1 | AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |