Vulnerabilities > CVE-2023-3772 - NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in multiple products
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
HIGH Confidentiality impact
NONE Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
HIGH Summary
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s IP framework for transforming packets (XFRM subsystem). This issue may allow a malicious user with CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges to directly dereference a NULL pointer in xfrm_update_ae_params(), leading to a possible kernel crash and denial of service.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 4 | |
| OS | 1 | |
| OS | 1 | |
| OS | 2 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2218943
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3772
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/10/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/10/3
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5492
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6583
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6901
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7077
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0412
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0575