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TI-2011-03176 Aliases CVE-2011-3601GHSA-xf7q-gx4p-f3pf

Buffer overflow in the process_ra function in the router advertisement daemon (radvd)…

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Buffer overflow in the process_ra function in the router advertisement daemon (radvd) before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (crash) via a negative value in a label_len value.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04072 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:litech:router_advertisement_daemon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.8.1VulnerableLitech
  • cpe:2.3:a:litech:router_advertisement_daemon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.8.1 Vulnerable ·Litech

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-3601
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xf7q-gx4p-f3pf

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2011-03179 The process_ra function in the router advertisement daemon (radvd) before 1.8.2 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2011-03177 Directory traversal vulnerability in device-linux.c in the router advertisement daemon… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
  • TI-2011-03180 The process_rs function in the router advertisement daemon (radvd) before 1.8.2, when… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2014-06768 The L3 agent in OpenStack Neutron 2014.2.x before 2014.2.2, when using radvd 2.0+, allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.0
  • TI-2011-03178 The router advertisement daemon (radvd) before 1.8.2 does not properly handle errors in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.4

Sources

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