A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 5.15.24/5.16.10. Affected by this issue is the function ipv6_get_lladdr of the component mcast. The manipulation leads to denial of service.

This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-48785. The attack needs to be approached within the local network. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.