CVE-2023-2177

2023-04-2000:00:00

CWE-476

redhat

www.cve.org

cve-2023-2177

null pointer dereference

sctp network protocol

linux kernel

denial of service

AI Score

6.3

Confidence

High

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

JSON

A null pointer dereference issue was found in the sctp network protocol in net/sctp/stream_sched.c in Linux Kernel. If stream_in allocation is failed, stream_out is freed which would further be accessed. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially cause a denial of service.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "n/a",
    "product": "Linux",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "Linux Kernel prior to Kernel 5.19 RC17",
        "status": "affected"
      }
    ]
  }
]