#VU94117 Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-38558 

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#VU94117 Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-38558

Published: July 11, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU94117
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38558
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when parsing ICMPv6 packets within the parse_icmpv6() function in net/openvswitch/flow.c. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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