The vulnerability of the fib6_nh_init() function in the net/ipv6/route.c module of the IPv6 protocol implementation in the Linux operating system allows a attacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the fib6nhinit function in the net/ipv6/route.c module of the Linux operating system’s IPv6 kernel implementation is related to the use of pointers. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a service failure...