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CVE-2023-6176

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NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6176

CGA ID

CGA-g329-pgwg-q44h

Severity

Unknown

Description

A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel API for the cryptographic algorithm scatterwalk functionality. This issue occurs when a user constructs a malicious packet with specific socket configuration, which could allow a local user to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.

References

Affected packages


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