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broadcomBroadcom Security ResponseBSNSA22351
HistoryAug 01, 2023 - 12:00 a.m.

net ipv6 output_core.c has an information leak because of certain use of a hash

2023-08-0100:00:00
Broadcom Security Response
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0.001 Low

EPSS

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33.2%

In the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel before 5.13.3, net/ipv6/output_core.c has an information leak because of certain use of a hash table which, although big, doesn’t properly consider that IPv6-based attackers can typically choose among many IPv6 source addresses.