GHSA-FQ9V-VWJC-PV76

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-11-16 18:30 – Updated: 2024-05-22 18:30
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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.

Severity ?
4.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-6176"
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  "id": "GHSA-fq9v-vwjc-pv76",
  "modified": "2024-05-22T18:30:38Z",
  "published": "2023-11-16T18:30:31Z",
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      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2219359"
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      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cfaa80c91f6f99b9342b6557f0f0e1143e434066"
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