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CVE-2023-6622

Public on 2023-12-08
Modified on 2024-01-14
Description

A null pointer dereference vulnerability was found in nft_dynset_init() in net/netfilter/nft_dynset.c in nf_tables in the Linux kernel. This issue may allow a local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN user privilege to trigger a denial of service.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
5.5
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra kernel 2024-01-05 21:40 ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2024-033
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra kernel 2024-01-19 02:20 ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2024-035
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel 2023-12-13 20:28 ALAS2023-2023-461

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD CVSSv3 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Red Hat: CVE-2023-6622 Mitre: CVE-2023-6622 FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity