CVE-2023-6915
6.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
A Null pointer dereference problem was found in ida_free in lib/idr.c in the Linux Kernel. This issue may allow an attacker using this library to cause a denial of service problem due to a missing check at a function return.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 < * | unaffected |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.el8_10 < * | unaffected |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 < * | unaffected |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 < * | unaffected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
Workarounds
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2394
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2950
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3138
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6915
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2254982
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/af73483f4e8b6f5c68c9aa63257bdd929a9c194a
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.html
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: partial
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2394
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2950
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3138
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6915
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2254982
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/af73483f4e8b6f5c68c9aa63257bdd929a9c194a
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