NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-core package, versions <0:5.14.0-70.75.1.el9_0
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL9-KERNELCORE-5955412
- published 14 Mar 2023
- disclosed 22 Nov 2022
Introduced: 22 Nov 2022
CVE-2023-28327 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:9 kernel-core to version 0:5.14.0-70.75.1.el9_0 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:5604.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-core package and not the kernel-core package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.