Vulnerabilities > CVE-2023-5972 - NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in multiple products
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
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.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5972
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5972
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2248189
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2248189
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/505ce0630ad5d31185695f8a29dde8d29f28faa7
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/505ce0630ad5d31185695f8a29dde8d29f28faa7
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/52177bbf19e6e9398375a148d2e13ed492b40b80
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/52177bbf19e6e9398375a148d2e13ed492b40b80