CVE-2023-3772

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-3772
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-07-25 16:15:00 UTC
Updated2024-01-30 17:15:00 UTC
DescriptionA flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s IP framework for transforming packets (XFRM subsystem). This issue may allow a malicious user with CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges to directly dereference a NULL pointer in xfrm_update_ae_params(), leading to a possible kernel crash and denial of service.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-476

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 12.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora - All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Real Time 8.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Real Time For Nfv 8.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
cve-details MISC access.redhat.com
[SECURITY] [DLA 3623-1] linux-5.10 security update MISC lists.debian.org
Red Hat access.redhat.com
oss-security - CVE-2023-3772: Linux kernel: xfrm_update_ae_params NULL pointer dereference MISC www.openwall.com
Red Hat access.redhat.com
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html lists.debian.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-5492-1 linux MISC www.debian.org
Red Hat access.redhat.com
oss-security - Re: CVE-2023-3772: Linux kernel: xfrm_update_ae_params NULL pointer dereference MISC www.openwall.com
Red Hat access.redhat.com
2218943 – (CVE-2023-3772) CVE-2023-3772 kernel: xfrm: NULL pointer dereference in xfrm_update_ae_params() MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
Red Hat access.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 160949 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for unbreakable enterprise kernel (ELSA-2023-12842)
  • 161066 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for kernel (ELSA-2023-6583)
  • 161147 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for kernel (ELSA-2023-7077)
  • 199803 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (OEM) Vulnerabilities (USN-6415-1)
  • 199842 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-6440-1)
  • 199843 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-6439-1)
  • 199849 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (Azure) Vulnerabilities (USN-6440-2)
  • 199855 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (AWS) Vulnerabilities (USN-6439-2)
  • 199864 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (HWE) Vulnerabilities (USN-6440-3)
  • 199878 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-6465-1)
  • 199879 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-6464-1)
  • 199882 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-6462-1)
  • 199883 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (NVIDIA) Vulnerabilities (USN-6466-1)
  • 199886 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) Vulnerabilities (USN-6465-2)
  • 199903 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (GKE) Vulnerabilities (USN-6465-3)
  • 199919 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (IoT) Vulnerabilities (USN-6462-2)
  • 199955 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) Vulnerabilities (USN-6516-1)
  • 199957 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (StarFive) Vulnerabilities (USN-6520-1)
  • 242399 Red Hat Update for kernel security (RHSA-2023:6583)
  • 242434 Red Hat Update for kernel-rt security (RHSA-2023:6901)
  • 242451 Red Hat Update for kernel security (RHSA-2023:7077)
  • 242789 Red Hat Update for kernel (RHSA-2024:0575)
  • 242855 Red Hat Update for kernel (RHSA-2024:0412)
  • 356357 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS-2023-1838
  • 356409 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2-2023-2264
  • 356606 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2023-053
  • 379043 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for cloud-kernel (ALINUX3-SA-2023:0136)
  • 390290 Oracle Managed Virtualization (VM) Server for x86 Security Update for kernel (OVMSA-2023-0023)
  • 6000220 Debian Security Update for linux (DSA 5492-1)
  • 6000265 Debian Security Update for linux-5.10 (DLA 3623-1)
  • 6000429 Debian Security Update for linux (DLA 3710-1)
  • 673406 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2023-3182)
  • 673449 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2023-2898)
  • 673484 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2023-3033)
  • 673498 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2023-3132)
  • 673563 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2024-1144)
  • 673732 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2023-3010)
  • 673848 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2023-3217)
  • 673970 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2023-2879)
  • 754832 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:3600-1)
  • 754833 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:3599-1)
  • 754855 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:3656-1)
  • 754863 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:3680-1)
  • 754866 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:3684-1)
  • 754867 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:3683-1)
  • 754868 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:3682-1)
  • 754869 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:3681-1)
  • 754876 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:3687-1)
  • 754883 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:3705-1)
  • 754884 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:3704-1)
  • 754899 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:3599-2)
  • 754900 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:3600-2)
  • 754901 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:3704-2)
  • 754903 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:3683-2)
  • 755026 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:3964-1)
  • 755037 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:3971-1)
  • 755038 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:3969-1)
  • 755043 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:3988-1)
  • 941453 AlmaLinux Security Update for kernel (ALSA-2023:7077)
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