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CVE-2023-4459 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0412
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1250
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1306
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1367
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1382
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2006
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2008
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4459 Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2219268 Issue Tracking  Patch 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/edf410cb74dc612fd47ef5be319c5a0bcd6e6ccd Patch 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference cwe source acceptance level NIST   Red Hat, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-4459
NVD Published Date:
08/21/2023
NVD Last Modified:
04/25/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.