ghsa-fq9v-vwjc-pv76
Vulnerability from github
Published
2023-11-16 18:30
Modified
2024-05-22 18:30
Severity ?
4.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-6176"
  ],
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    "nvd_published_at": "2023-11-16T18:15:07Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
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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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}


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