Description
A null pointer dereference issue was found in the sctp network protocol in net/sctp/stream_sched.c in Linux Kernel. If stream_in allocation is failed, stream_out is freed which would further be accessed. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially cause a denial of service.
Published: 2023-04-20
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-33694 A null pointer dereference issue was found in the sctp network protocol in net/sctp/stream_sched.c in Linux Kernel. If stream_in allocation is failed, stream_out is freed which would further be accessed. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially cause a denial of service.
History

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 20:15:00 +0000

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Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel Eus Rhev Hypervisor
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2025-03-18T19:58:20.430Z

Reserved: 2023-04-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-2177

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T06:12:20.541Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-04-20T21:15:08.997

Modified: 2025-03-18T20:15:19.293

Link: CVE-2023-2177

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2022-07-25T12:30:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-2177 - Bugzilla

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