A null pointer dereference issue was found in can protocol in net/can/af_can.c in the Linux before Linux. ml_priv may not be initialized in the receive path of CAN frames. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially cause a denial of service.
A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux_kernel | Linux | * | 6.1 (excluding) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 6.1 (including) | 6.1 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 6.1-rc1 (including) | 6.1-rc1 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 6.1-rc2 (including) | 6.1-rc2 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 6.1-rc3 (including) | 6.1-rc3 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 6.1-rc4 (including) | 6.1-rc4 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 6.1-rc5 (including) | 6.1-rc5 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 6.1-rc6 (including) | 6.1-rc6 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 6.1-rc7 (including) | 6.1-rc7 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 6.1-rc8 (including) | 6.1-rc8 (including) |