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CVE-2023-5972

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Date: November 23, 2023

A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the nft_inner.c functionality of netfilter in the Linux kernel. This issue could allow a local user to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.

Language: C

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Related Resources (6)

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/505ce0630ad5d31185695f8a29dde8d29f28faa7
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5972
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5972
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2248189
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/52177bbf19e6e9398375a148d2e13ed492b40b80
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2023-5972

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Weakness Type (CWE)

NULL Pointer Dereference

CWE-476

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

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