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.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2219268 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/edf410cb74dc612fd47ef5be319c5a0bcd6e6ccd | Patch |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4459 | Third Party Advisory |
Information
Published : 2023-08-21 19:15
Updated : 2023-12-06 02:15
NVD link : CVE-2023-4459
Mitre link : CVE-2023-4459
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Products Affected
redhat
- enterprise_linux
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
