CVE-2018-5703: kernel: net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c: tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock function allows attackers to cause a denial of service

Severity: Critical

CVSS Score: 9.8

The tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock function in net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (slab out-of-bounds write) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving TLS.