CVE-2023-2177

Summary

A null pointer dereference issue was found in the sctp network protocol in net/sctp/stream_sched.c in Linux Kernel. If stream_in allocation is failed, stream_out is freed which would further be accessed. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially cause a denial of service.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
n/aLinuxLinux Kernel prior to Kernel 5.19 RC17affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-476: CWE-476

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

References