#VU89244 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52454
Published: May 8, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU89244
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-2023-52454
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 a NULL pointer dereference error within the nvmet_tcp_build_pdu_iovec() function in drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee5e7632e981673f42a50ade25e71e612e543d9d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f775f2621c2ac5cc3a0b3a64665dad4fb146e510
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cb3cf7177ae3666be7fb27d4ad4d72a295fb02d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2871aa407007f6f531fae181ad252486e022df42
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24e05760186dc070d3db190ca61efdbce23afc88
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70154e8d015c9b4fb56c1a2ef1fc8b83d45c7f68
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efa56305908ba20de2104f1b8508c6a7401833be