Description
The ip6_route_add function in net/ipv6/route.c in the Linux kernel through 3.13.6 does not properly count the addition of routes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a flood of ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets.
Published: 2014-03-11
Score: 6.1 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-2347 The ip6_route_add function in net/ipv6/route.c in the Linux kernel through 3.13.6 does not properly count the addition of routes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a flood of ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets.
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Linux Linux Kernel
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Redhat Enterprise Mrg
Suse Linux Enterprise Server
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:06:00.287Z

Reserved: 2014-03-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-2309

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Status : Modified

Published: 2014-03-11T13:01:10.297

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-2309

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2014-03-06T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-2309 - Bugzilla

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