CVE-2023-3338
Crash due to a null pointer dereference in the dn_nsp_send function
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.5 Medium
- Published
- Jun 30, 2023
- Updated
- Oct 14, 2026
- Reserved
- Jun 20, 2023
Description
A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel's DECnet networking protocol. This issue could allow a remote user to crash the system.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | redhat |
Weaknesses
- CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
kerneln/a |
|
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat | |
FedoraFedora |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3338vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2218618issue-tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00030.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2023/q2/276
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230824-0005/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5480
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html
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