CVE-2018-9484

Summary

CVE-2018-9484 is a vulnerability affecting the Linux L2TP/IPsec implementation. In the file l2c_utils.cc, there is a missing bounds check in the function l2cu_send_peer_config_rej, leading to a possible out-of-bounds read. This defect could result in remote information disclosure without requiring any additional execution privileges. Notably, user interaction is not necessary for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability.

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