A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel (Operating System) (unknown version) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function inet6_stream_ops/inet6_dgram_ops of the component IPv6 Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 10/17/2022. The advisory is available at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-3567. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 208951 (Oracle Linux 7 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2024-12779)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (208951). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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