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kernel: use-after-free via crafted IPV6 sendmsg for raw / tcp / udp / l2tp sockets.

🗓️ 10 May 2016 18:43:57Reported by RedHatType 
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Local attacker can trigger use-after-free in Linux IPv6 sockets via crafted sendmsg, risking escalation or crash.

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux6i686kernel0:2.6.32-642.el6kernel-0:2.6.32-642.el6.i686.rpm
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux6s390xkernel0:2.6.32-642.el6kernel-0:2.6.32-642.el6.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux6x86_64kernel0:2.6.32-642.el6kernel-0:2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux6anykernel-abi-whitelists0:2.6.32-642.el6kernel-abi-whitelists-0:2.6.32-642.el6.noarch.rpm
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux6i686kernel-debug0:2.6.32-642.el6kernel-debug-0:2.6.32-642.el6.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux6ppc64kernel-debug0:2.6.32-642.el6kernel-debug-0:2.6.32-642.el6.ppc64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux6s390xkernel-debug0:2.6.32-642.el6kernel-debug-0:2.6.32-642.el6.s390x.rpm
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7High risk
Vulners AI Score7
CVSS 27.2
CVSS 3.17.3
EPSS0.00034
CWE-667
Linux kernel IPv6socket optionsuse after freecrafted sendmsgprivilege escalationdenial of service
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