CVE-2023-2166

A null pointer dereference issue was found in can protocol in net/can/af_can.c in the Linux before Linux. ml_priv may not be initialized in the receive path of CAN frames. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially cause a denial of service.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAO4mrfcV_07hbj8NUuZrA8FH-kaRsrFy-2metecpTuE5kKHn5w%40mail.gmail.com/

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc3::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc4::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc5::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc6::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc7::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc8::::::

History

07 Nov 2023, 04:12

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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Information

Published : 2023-04-19 23:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 20:13

NVD link : CVE-2023-2166

Mitre link : CVE-2023-2166

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-2166

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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