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CVE-2023-6176

UNKNOWN
Published 2023-11-16T17:15:44.886Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
4.7
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2023.03.01
0.000
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.0% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-01-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.051
Higher than 5.1% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH

Description

A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel API for the cryptographic algorithm scatterwalk functionality. This issue occurs when a user constructs a malicious packet with specific socket configuration, which could allow a local user to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Affected Versions:

0:4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10
Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Affected Versions:

0:4.18.0-553.el8_10
Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Affected Versions:

0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4
Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Affected Versions:

0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4
Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed MODERATE

GHSA-fq9v-vwjc-pv76

Advisory Details

A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel API for the cryptographic algorithm scatterwalk functionality. This issue occurs when a user constructs a malicious packet with specific socket configuration, which could allow a local user to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6176
WEB https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2394
WEB https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2950
WEB https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3138
WEB https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6176
WEB https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2219359
WEB https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cfaa80c91f6f99b9342b6557f0f0e1143e434066
WEB http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177029/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0100-1.html

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: November 16, 2023, Modified: May 22, 2024

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2394
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2950
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3138
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6176
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2219359
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cfaa80c91f6f99b9342b6557f0f0e1143e434066
Published: 2023-11-16T17:15:44.886Z
Last Modified: 2024-11-15T15:12:26.133Z
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