NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-46343
Published: February 8, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86243
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2023-46343
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability 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 send_acknowledge() function in net/nfc/nci/spi.c. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-46343
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20231013184129.18738-1-krzysztof.kozlowski%40linaro.org/T/#r38bdbaf8ae15305b77f6c5bc8e15d38f405623c7
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.9
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7937609cd387246aed994e81aa4fa951358fba41
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7937609cd387246aed994e81aa4fa951358fba41