CVE-2023-6915

A Null pointer dereference problem was found in ida_free in lib/idr.c in the Linux Kernel. This issue may allow an attacker using this library to cause a denial of service problem due to a missing check at a function return.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2394
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2950
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3138
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6915	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2254982	Issue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/af73483f4e8b6f5c68c9aa63257bdd929a9c194a	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.7:rc7::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.7:rc8::::::

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:::::::*

History

14 Sep 2024, 00:15

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References	~~{'url': 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.html', 'source': 'secalert@redhat.com'}~~

25 Jun 2024, 21:15

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References		() https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.html -

22 May 2024, 17:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2950 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3138 -

30 Apr 2024, 14:15

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References		() https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2394 -

06 Feb 2024, 19:58

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~7.5~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.5

22 Jan 2024, 19:59

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-01-15 10:15

Updated : 2024-09-14 00:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-6915

Mitre link : CVE-2023-6915

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-6915

JSON object : View

Products Affected

redhat

enterprise_linux

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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