CVE-2023-3772
Kernel: xfrm: null pointer dereference in xfrm_update_ae_params()
Severity Score
4.4
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s IP framework for transforming packets (XFRM subsystem). This issue may allow a malicious user with CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges to directly dereference a NULL pointer in xfrm_update_ae_params(), leading to a possible kernel crash and denial of service.
*Credits:
Red Hat would like to thank Lin Ma (ZJU & Ant Security Light-Year Lab) for reporting this issue.
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Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2023-07-19 CVE Reserved
- 2023-07-25 CVE Published
- 2024-01-30 First Exploit
- 2024-10-29 EPSS Updated
- 2024-11-15 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
CAPEC
References (12)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/10/3 | Mailing List |
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| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html | Mailing List |
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| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html |
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| https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5492 | Third Party Advisory |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/10/1 | 2024-01-30 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6583 | 2024-01-30 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6901 | 2024-01-30 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7077 | 2024-01-30 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0412 | 2024-01-30 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0575 | 2024-01-30 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3772 | 2024-01-30 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2218943 | 2024-01-30 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux For Real Time Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Real Time" | 8.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Real Time" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux For Real Time For Nfv Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Real Time For Nfv" | 8.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Real Time For Nfv" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | - | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | - | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 12.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "12.0" | - |
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