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CVE-2023-4459Kernel: vmxnet3: null pointer dereference in vmxnet3_rq_cleanup()

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support; Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service; Red Hat Red Hat Enterpris… Published: (3 years ago)

Description

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in vmxnet3_rq_cleanup in drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c in the networking sub-component in vmxnet3 in the Linux Kernel. This issue may allow a local attacker with normal user privilege to cause a denial of service due to a missing sanity check during cleanup.

Weakness (CWE): CWE-476

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductVersions
linux linux kernel < 5.18
redhat enterprise linux 8.0
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 all versions
rhel aus 8.2 —
rhel aus 8.4 —
rhel e4s 8.2 —
rhel e4s 8.4 —
rhel eus 8.6 —
rhel eus 9.0 —
rhel tus 8.2 —
rhel tus 8.4 —
rhev hypervisor 4.4 —

References and patches

CPE matches (NVD) (3)
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 5.18
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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