CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-3338

NULL Pointer Dereference

Published: Jun 30, 2023 | Modified: Nov 07, 2023
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernels DECnet networking protocol. This issue could allow a remote user to crash the system.

Weakness

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.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Linux_kernel Linux * 6.5 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References