CVE-2023-4459
Public on 2023-08-21
Modified on 2024-04-02
Description
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.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | kernel | 2022-05-31 | ALAS-2022-1591 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | kernel | 2022-05-31 | ALAS2-2022-1798 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra | kernel | 2022-06-04 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2022-014 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra | kernel | 2023-06-29 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2023-023 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra | kernel | 2022-06-04 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2022-026 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | kernel | 2023-02-17 | ALAS2023-2023-070 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |