CVE-2023-2166CWE-476

A null pointer dereference issue was found in can protocol in net/can/af_can.c in the Linux before Linux

Medium · published April 19, 2023

CVSS v3.1
5.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
9.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A null pointer dereference issue was found in can protocol in net/can/af_can.c in the Linux before Linux. ml_priv may not be initialized in the receive path of CAN frames. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially cause a denial of service.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00200 · 9.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference
Published
2023-04-19T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 APR 00:00Z
    A null pointer dereference issue was found in can protocol in net/can/af_can.c in the Linux before Linux
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