CVE-2023-6176
Kernel: local dos vulnerability in scatterwalk_copychunks
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.7 Medium
- Published
- Nov 16, 2023
- Updated
- Nov 6, 2025
- Reserved
- Nov 16, 2023
Description
A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel API for the cryptographic algorithm scatterwalk functionality. This issue occurs when a user constructs a malicious packet with specific socket configuration, which could allow a local user to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.7 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | redhat |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat |
References
- RHSA-2024:2394vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2024:2950vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2024:3138vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6176vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2219359issue-tracking
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cfaa80c91f6f99b9342b6557f0f0e1143e434066
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177029/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0100-1.html
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