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Red Hat: CVE-2023-2177: Kernel: NULL pointer dereference problem in sctp_sched_dequeue_common (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2023-2177: Kernel: NULL pointer dereference problem in sctp_sched_dequeue_common (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
04/20/2023
Created
08/31/2023
Added
08/31/2023
Modified
03/13/2024

Description

A null pointer dereference issue was found in the sctp network protocol in net/sctp/stream_sched.c in Linux Kernel. If stream_in allocation is failed, stream_out is freed which would further be accessed. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially cause a denial of service.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-kernel
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-rt

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