What is CVE-2023-1382?

CVE-2023-1382 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2023-04-19.

How severe is CVE-2023-1382?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-1382 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

NULL pointer dereference in Linux Kernel

CVE-2023-1382

A data race flaw was found in the Linux kernel, between where con is allocated and con->sock is set. This issue leads to a NULL pointer dereference when accessing con->sock->sk in net/tipc/topsrv.c in the tipc protocol in the Linux kernel.

EPSS: 0.002 (8.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.1
N/a Kernel — versions Linux Kernel prior to Kernel 6.1 RC7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

secalert@redhat.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-1382?: CVE-2023-1382 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2023-04-19.
How severe is CVE-2023-1382?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-1382 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.