CVE-2023-3106
MediumCVSS 6.6Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk19th percentile - higher than 19% of all known CVEs
Summary
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability was found in netlink_dump. This issue can occur when the Netlink socket receives the message of type XFRM_MSG_GETSA or XFRM_MSG_GETPOLICY with the DUMP flag set, potentially leading to denial of service or another unspecified impact.
Risk Assessment
This vulnerability may lead to denial of service, and in rare cases, could allow privilege escalation, although this is unlikely.
Recommendation
It is recommended to monitor and update the system to mitigate this vulnerability and restrict access to Netlink sockets to minimize risk.
Original NVD description (English source)
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability was found in netlink_dump. This issue can occur when the Netlink socket receives the message(sendmsg) for the XFRM_MSG_GETSA, XFRM_MSG_GETPOLICY type message, and the DUMP flag is set and can cause a denial of service or possibly another unspecified impact. Due to the nature of the flaw, privilege escalation cannot be fully ruled out, although it is unlikely.