Riskcovery

CVE-2023-5972

Kernel: the nfta_inner_num and nfta_expr_name netlink attributes accessed without checking its presence in nft_inner.c

State
Published
Severity
7.0 High
Published
Nov 23, 2023
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Reserved
Nov 6, 2023

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Description

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.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.17.0 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hredhat

Weaknesses

Affected Products

ProductVersions
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

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