CVE-2023-6176 — Kernel: local dos vulnerability in scatterwalk_copychunks
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…
Published: 2023-11-16 · CVSS: 4.7 · CVSS 3.1
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7