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/
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

21 Nov 2024, 07:58

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAO4mrfcV_07hbj8NUuZrA8FH-kaRsrFy-2metecpTuE5kKHn5w%40mail.gmail.com/ -~~	() https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAO4mrfcV_07hbj8NUuZrA8FH-kaRsrFy-2metecpTuE5kKHn5w%40mail.gmail.com/ -

07 Nov 2023, 04:12

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	{'url': 'https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAO4mrfcV_07hbj8NUuZrA8FH-kaRsrFy-2metecpTuE5kKHn5w@mail.gmail.com/', 'name': 'https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAO4mrfcV_07hbj8NUuZrA8FH-kaRsrFy-2metecpTuE5kKHn5w@mail.gmail.com/', 'tags': ['Mailing List', 'Patch'], 'refsource': 'MISC'}	() https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAO4mrfcV_07hbj8NUuZrA8FH-kaRsrFy-2metecpTuE5kKHn5w%40mail.gmail.com/ -

Information

Published : 2023-04-19 23:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 07:58

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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