CVE-2018-9484

Summary

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

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