PT-2023-5747
CVE-2023-42754
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Published
2023-09-13
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Updated
2026-10-16
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CVSS 4.0
6.8
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel ipv4 stack. The socket buffer (skb) was assumed to be associated with a device before calling ip options compile, which is not always the case if the skb is re-routed by ipvs. This issue may allow a local user with CAP NET ADMIN privileges to crash the system.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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