#VU106190 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52984
Published: March 27, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU106190
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52984
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the dp83822_config_intr() function in drivers/net/phy/dp83822.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cd1e9c013ec56421c58921b1ddf1d2d53bd47fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/362a2f5531dc0e5b0b5b3e3a541000dbffa75461
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/422ae7d9c7221e8d4c8526d0f54106307d69d2dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78901b10522cdf6badf24acf65a892637596bccc
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.11