CVE-2023-53477 | Linux Kernel up to 5.4.234/5.10.172/5.15.99/6.1.17/6.2.4 ipv6 net/ipv6/route.c rt6_nlmsg_size privilege escalation

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Linux Kernel up to 5.4.234/5.10.172/5.15.99/6.1.17/6.2.4. This affects the function rt6_nlmsg_size of the file net/ipv6/route.c of the component ipv6. The manipulation leads to privilege escalation.

This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-53477. The attack must be carried out from within the local network. There is no available exploit.

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