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NULL Pointer Dereference The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package linux-vmware-6.18  (opens in a new tab)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-LINUXVMWARE618-15044153
  • published21 Jan 2026
  • disclosed11 Dec 2023
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Introduced: 11 Dec 2023

CVE-2023-6679  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Chainguard security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Chainguard:latest.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-vmware-6.18 package and not the linux-vmware-6.18 package as distributed by Chainguard.

A null pointer dereference vulnerability was found in dpll_pin_parent_pin_set() in drivers/dpll/dpll_netlink.c in the Digital Phase Locked Loop (DPLL) subsystem in the Linux kernel. This issue could be exploited to trigger a denial of service.