CVE-2023-4459

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in vmxnet3_rq_cleanup in drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c in the networking sub-component in vmxnet3 in the Linux Kernel. This issue may allow a local attacker with normal user privilege to cause a denial of service due to a missing sanity check during cleanup.

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://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0412
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1250
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1306
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1367
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1382
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2006
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2008
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4459	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2219268	Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/edf410cb74dc612fd47ef5be319c5a0bcd6e6ccd	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:::::::*

History

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Information

Published : 2023-08-21 19:15

Updated : 2024-04-25 14:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-4459

Mitre link : CVE-2023-4459

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-4459

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Products Affected

redhat

enterprise_linux

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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