CVE-2023-6176

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Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6176
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-6176.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2023-6176
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Published
2023-11-16T18:15:07.483Z
Modified
2026-03-15T14:12:03.366636Z
Severity
  • 4.7 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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

Git /

Affected ranges

Database specific

unresolved_ranges 
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            {
                "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
                "last_affected": "8.0"
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "events": [
            {
                "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
                "last_affected": "9.0"
            }
        ]
    }
]
source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-6176.json"