SB20250327129 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel core
Published: March 27, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250327129
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52991)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the skb_segment_list() function in net/core/skbuff.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/046de74f9af92ae9ffce75fa22a1795223f4fb54
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6446369fb9f083ce032448c5047da08e298b22e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/876e8ca8366735a604bac86ff7e2732fc9d85d2d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/888dad6f3e85e3b2f8389bd6478f181efc72534d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.10