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.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Default version status: affected
0:4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Default version status: affected
0:4.18.0-553.el8_10 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Default version status: affected
0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Default version status: affected
0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Default version status: unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Default version status: unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Default version status: affected
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2394 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2950 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3138 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6176 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2219359 ↗
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cfaa80c91f6f99b9342b6557f0f0e1143e434066 ↗
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177029/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0100-1.html ↗