Denial of service in Linux kernel IPv6

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU71352

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0394

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the rawv6_push_pending_frames() function in net/ipv6/raw.c. A local user can run a specially crafted program on the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

External links

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2023/q1/41
http://lore.kernel.org/netdev/Y7s%2FFofVXLwoVgWt@westworld/
http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cb3e9864cdbe35ff6378966660edbcbac955fe17

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.