Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 28, 2024· Updated Jun 5, 2025
Kernel: icmpv6 router advertisement packets, aka linux tcp/ip remote code execution vulnerability
CVE-2023-6200
Description
A race condition was found in the Linux Kernel. Under certain conditions, an unauthenticated attacker from an adjacent network could send an ICMPv6 router advertisement packet, causing arbitrary code execution.
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Affected products
7- cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::hypervisor
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6+ 3 more
- cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
- cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
- cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
- cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
- Fedora/Fedorav5
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References
3- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6200mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgimitreissue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
- git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/mitre
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