CVE-2023-31129

The Contiki-NG operating system versions 4.8 and prior can be triggered to dereference a NULL pointer in the message handling code for IPv6 router solicitiations. Contiki-NG contains an implementation of IPv6 Neighbor Discovery (ND) in the module `os/net/ipv6/uip-nd6.c`. The ND protocol includes a message type called Router Solicitation (RS), which is used to locate routers and update their address information via the SLLAO (Source Link-Layer Address Option). If the indicated source address changes, a given neighbor entry is set to the STALE state. The message handler does not check for RS messages with an SLLAO that indicates a link-layer address change that a neighbor entry can actually be created for the indicated address. The resulting pointer is used without a check, leading to the dereference of a NULL pointer of type `uip_ds6_nbr_t`. The problem has been patched in the `develop` branch of Contiki-NG, and will be included in the upcoming 4.9 release. As a workaround, users can apply Contiki-NG pull request #2271 to patch the problem directly.
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cpe:2.3:o:contiki-ng:contiki-ng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Information

Published : 2023-05-08 21:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 20:13


NVD link : CVE-2023-31129

Mitre link : CVE-2023-31129

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-31129


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Products Affected

contiki-ng

  • contiki-ng
CWE
CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference