Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2023-6200
A race condition was found in the Linux Kernel. Under certain conditions, an unauthenticated attacker from an adjacent network could send an ICMPv6 router advertisement packet, causing arbitrary code execution.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.022 (81.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 81.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 6.7
- Fedora
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat Virtualization 4
- Kernel — versions 6.7-rc7
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6200 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking, Patch, Issue Tracking)
- git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/ (Patch, Mailing List)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-6200?
- CVE-2023-6200 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-01-28.
- How severe is CVE-2023-6200?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-6200 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.