CVE-2023-6622
Moderate
CVE-2023-6622
A null pointer dereference vulnerability was found in nft_dynset_init() in net/netfilter/nft_dynset.c in nf_tables in the Linux kernel. This issue may allow a local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN user privilege to trigger a denial of service.
Exploit probability
0.3%
Published
December 8, 2023
Required by
Not available
Last source change
March 15, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2023-6622
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A null pointer dereference vulnerability was found in nft_dynset_init() in net/netfilter/nft_dynset.c in nf_tables in the Linux kernel. This issue may allow a local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN user privilege to trigger a denial of service.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- 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-2023-6622
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253632
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3701cd390fd731ee7ae8b8006246c8db82c72bea
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AAOVK2F3ALGKYIQ5IOMAYEC2DGI7BWAW/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/G3AGDVE3KBLOOYBPISFDS74R4YAZEDAY/