CVE-2023-2177
MEDIUMLinux Kernel - Null Pointer Dereference in SCTP Stream Scheduler
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=181d8d2066c0
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0021
EPSS Percentile
11.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-476
Status
published
Products (2)
linux/linux_kernel
5.19 rc1 (8 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
< 5.19
Published
Apr 20, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026