CVE-2023-6200 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2023-6200

Kernel: icmpv6 router advertisement packets, aka linux tcp/ip remote code execution vulnerability

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Red Hat would like to thank Lucas Leong (Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative) for reporting this issue.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

kernel, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Virtualization 4, Fedora
Vulnerable Versions:
6.7-rc7

Timeline

Official Publish: January 28th, 2024
Last Modified: June 5th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)