The ipv6_create_tempaddr function in net/ipv6/addrconf.c in the Linux kernel through...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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References
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2024-1
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/21/11
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1490.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1977-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2039-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2022-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=914664
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1645.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2038-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2020-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2021-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1976-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2019-1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/22/6
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/16/7
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1449.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/05/4
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00002.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2023-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2050-1
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