PT-2023-7267 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2

Florian Westphal + 1 · Published 2023-11-23 · Updated 2024-02-23 · CVE-2023-5972

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a null pointer dereference flaw in the nft inner.c functionality of netfilter in the Linux kernel. This flaw could allow a local user to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

AZL-32062

BDU:2023-08295

CVE-2023-5972

USN-6624-1

USN-6652-1

Affected Products

Linuxmint

Linux Kernel

Ubuntu

References · 36

• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/52177bbf19e6e9398375a148d2e13ed492b40b80 · Patch
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/505ce0630ad5d31185695f8a29dde8d29f28faa7 · Patch
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-5972 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5972 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5972 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-6176 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-46813 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5972 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5972 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-6652-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-08295 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-0582 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-34324 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6624-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5972 · Security Note