4.7 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
7.7 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
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.
Author | Note |
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Priority reason: Possible privilege escalation issue |
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu | 20.04 | noarch | linux | < 5.4.0-169.187 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 22.04 | noarch | linux | < 5.15.0-94.104 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 23.10 | noarch | linux | < 6.5.0-17.17 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 20.04 | noarch | linux-aws | < 5.4.0-1116.126 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 22.04 | noarch | linux-aws | < 5.15.0-1053.58 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 23.10 | noarch | linux-aws | < 6.5.0-1013.13 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 20.04 | noarch | linux-aws-5.15 | < 5.15.0-1053.58~20.04.1 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 18.04 | noarch | linux-aws-5.4 | < 5.4.0-1116.126~18.04.1 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 20.04 | noarch | linux-azure | < 5.4.0-1121.128 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 22.04 | noarch | linux-azure | < 5.15.0-1056.64 | UNKNOWN |
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6176
git.kernel.org/linus/cfaa80c91f6f99b9342b6557f0f0e1143e434066 (6.6-rc2)
git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cfaa80c91f6f99b9342b6557f0f0e1143e434066
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2023-6176
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6176
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-6176
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6548-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6548-2
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6548-3
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6548-4
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6548-5
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6624-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6626-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6626-2
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6626-3
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6628-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6628-2
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6652-1
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6176
4.7 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
7.7 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%