VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-2156

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability6.18%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-05-09
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

A flaw was found in the networking subsystem of the Linux kernel within the handling of the RPL protocol. This issue results from the lack of proper handling of user-supplied data, which can lead to an assertion failure. This may allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to create a denial of service condition on the system.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-617: Reachable Assertion

Primary references