CVE-2023-6679
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.5 · CWE-476
5.5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
A null pointer dereference vulnerability was found in dpll_pin_parent_pin_set() in drivers/dpll/dpll_netlink.c in the Digital Phase Locked Loop (DPLL) subsystem in the Linux kernel. This issue could be exploited to trigger a denial of service.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products we track (3)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20231211083758.1082853-1-jiri@resnulli.us/ ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20231211083758.1082853-1-jiri@resnulli.us/Patch
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0439
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0448
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0461
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6679Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253986Advisory