CVE-2013-0343
linux-2.6 - several
EPSS 0.52%
Description
The ipv6_create_tempaddr function in net/ipv6/addrconf.c in the Linux kernel through 3.8 does not properly handle problems with the generation of IPv6 temporary addresses, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive retries and address-generation outage), and consequently obtain sensitive information, via ICMPv6 Router Advertisement (RA) messages.
How to fix CVE-2013-0343
To remediate CVE-2013-0343, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/linux—upgrade to 3.10.11-1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.6.32-48squeeze5 or later
Is CVE-2013-0343 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 3.10.11-1
- from 0, < 2.6.32-48squeeze5