The vulnerability of the ila_xlat_exit_net() function in the implementation of the Identifier Locator Addressing (ILA) protocol for IPv6 in Linux kernel allows a attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of the protected information.

The vulnerability of the ilaxlatexitnet function in the net/ipv6/ila/ilaxlat.c module, which implements the Internet Protocol IPv6 Identifier Locator Addressing mechanism in the Linux operating system’s kernel, is related to the reutilization of previously freed memory. Exploiting this...