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2020-01-27
In the Linux kernel before 5.3.4, fib6_rule_lookup in net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c mishandles the RT6_LOOKUP_F_DST_NOREF flag in a reference-count decision, leading to (for example) a crash that was identified by syzkaller, aka CID-7b09c2d052db.
| Products | Linux_kernel |
| Type | Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions (CWE-755) |
| First patch | - None (likely due to unavailable code) |
| Links |
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200313-0003/
• https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.4 • https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7b09c2d052db4b4ad0b27b97918b46a7746966fa |