GHSA-ggxv-j99v-vqcg

GHSA-ggxv-j99v-vqcg PUBLISHED CVSS 6.900000095367432 MEDIUM

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 17, 2022

A certain Debian patch to the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel 3.2.x through 3.2.63 does not properly validate arguments in ipv6_select_ident function calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by leveraging (1) tun or (2) macvtap device access.

Risk scores

CVSS 4.0

6.900000095367432

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Timeline

May 17, 2022 CVE Published
Apr 9, 2026 Distribution Patch (3 in total, the first dated here)
Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory

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