CVE-2023-5972

A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the nft_inner.c functionality of netfilter in the Linux kernel. This issue could allow a local user to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5972	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2248189	Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/505ce0630ad5d31185695f8a29dde8d29f28faa7	Patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/52177bbf19e6e9398375a148d2e13ed492b40b80	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc4::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc5::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc6::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc7::::::
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	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2.0:rc2::::::
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	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2.0:rc6::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6:rc2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6:rc3::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6:rc4::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6:rc5::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6:rc6::::::

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2023-11-23 18:15

Updated : 2023-11-30 20:31

NVD link : CVE-2023-5972

Mitre link : CVE-2023-5972

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-5972

JSON object : View

Products Affected

fedoraproject

fedora

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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