CVE-2023-1206
kernel: hash collisions in the IPv6 connection lookup table
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
A hash collision flaw was found in the IPv6 connection lookup table in the Linux kernel’s IPv6 functionality when a user makes a new kind of SYN flood attack. A user located in the local network or with a high bandwidth connection can increase the CPU usage of the server that accepts IPV6 connections up to 95%.
It was discovered that the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel contained a high rate of hash collisions in connection lookup table. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. It was discovered that the Broadcom FullMAC USB WiFi driver in the Linux kernel did not properly perform data buffer size validation in some situations. A physically proximate attacker could use this to craft a malicious USB device that when inserted, could cause a denial of service or possibly expose sensitive information.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:Track
Timeline
- 2023-03-06 CVE Reserved
- 2023-06-30 CVE Published
- 2024-10-15 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
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CWE
- CWE-327: Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
- CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CAPEC
References (7)
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| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2175903 | 2023-11-14 | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5480 | 2024-01-11 | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5492 | 2024-01-11 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1206 | 2023-11-14 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | < 6.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.5" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 38 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "38" | - |
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