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CVE-2023-2156

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-2156 is a high-severity denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel's networking subsystem, specifically within its handling of the RPL protocol. This flaw, caused by improper handling of user-supplied data, can be exploited by an unauthenticated remote attacker to trigger an assertion failure, leading to a denial of service on affected systems, including Debian, Fedora, and Red Hat distributions. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.7, < 5.10.184CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.11, < 5.15.117CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.16, < 6.1.34CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 6.2, < 6.2.13CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 6.3, < 6.3.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.13%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0613 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2023-2156Moderate

kernel: net: IPv6 RPL protocol reachable assertion leads to DoS

May 4, 2023

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00001.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20230622-0001
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2023/dsa-5448
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
debian.org / security/2023/dsa-5453
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-23-547
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2023/05/17/8
Mailing List
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2023/05/17/9
Mailing List
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2023/05/18/1
Mailing List
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2023/05/19/1
Mailing List