NULL pointer dereference in Linux Kernel
CVE-2023-42754
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.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (32.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 32.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 6.6
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 37, 38, 39
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — versions 0:4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10, 0:4.18.0-553.el8_10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 — versions 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2394 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2950 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3138 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-42754 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2023/q4/14 (Exploit, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-42754?
- CVE-2023-42754 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-10-05.
- How severe is CVE-2023-42754?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.