CVE-2023-2177CWE-476

A null pointer dereference issue was found in the sctp network protocol in net/sctp/stream_sched.c in Linux Kernel

Medium · published April 20, 2023

CVSS v3.1
5.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
10.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A null pointer dereference issue was found in the sctp network protocol in net/sctp/stream_sched.c in Linux Kernel. If stream_in allocation is failed, stream_out is freed which would further be accessed. 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
0.00207 · 10.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference
Published
2023-04-20T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 APR 00:00Z
    A null pointer dereference issue was found in the sctp network protocol in net/sctp/stream_sched.c in Linux Kernel
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