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CVE-2023-2166 (GCVE-0-2023-2166)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-04-19 00:00 – Updated: 2025-02-05 15:13
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-05 15:12 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Linux Affected: Linux Kernel version prior to Kernel 6.1 RC9
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