UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6176
A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel API for the cryptographic algorithm scatterwalk functionality. This issue occurs when a user constructs a malicious packet with specific socket configuration, which could allow a local user to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
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03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel API for the cryptographic algorithm scatterwalk functionality. This issue occurs when a user constructs a malicious packet with specific socket configuration, which could allow a local user to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6176
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/cfaa80c91f6f99b9342b6557f0f0e1143e434066
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cfaa80c91f6f99b9342b6557f0f0e1143e434066
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-6176
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6548-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6548-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6548-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6548-4
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6548-5
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6624-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6626-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6626-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6626-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6628-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6628-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6652-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6176