CVE-2023-28327
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.002 · 9 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the UNIX protocol in net/unix/diag.c In unix_diag_get_exact in the Linux Kernel. The newly allocated skb does not have sk, leading to a NULL pointer. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially cause a denial of service.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (21)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-0893Linux Kernel: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2023-04-10csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle im Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
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references (8)
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- http://lore.kernel.org/netdev/e04315e7c90d9a75613f3993c2baf2d344eef7eb.camel@redhat.com/Patchcnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2177382cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-28327/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.2227cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.4077cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.5852cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2177382enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2177382Issue TrackingPatchnvd
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