Kernel: vmxnet3: null pointer dereference in vmxnet3_rq_cleanup()
CVE-2023-4459
5.5MEDIUM
Key Information:
- Vendor
Red Hat
- Status
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 21 August 2023
What is CVE-2023-4459?
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.
Affected Version(s)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support 0:4.18.0-193.133.1.el8_2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service 0:4.18.0-193.133.1.rt13.184.el8_2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service 0:4.18.0-193.133.1.el8_2