CVE-2023-24818

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    CVE-2023-24818

    Published: 24 Apr 2023Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary: RIOT-OS vulnerable to null pointer dereference during fragment forwarding

    Details: RIOT-OS, an operating system that supports Internet of Things devices, contains a network stack with the ability to process 6LoWPAN frames. Prior to version 2022.10, an attacker can send a crafted frame to the device resulting in a NULL pointer dereference. During forwarding of a fragment an uninitialized entry in the reassembly buffer is used. The NULL pointer dereference triggers a hard fault exception resulting in denial of service. Version 2022.10 fixes this issue. As a workaround, disable support for fragmented IP datagrams or apply the patches manually.

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    Type: GIT

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    Affected versions

    2022.07-devel

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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