CVE-2023-6679
Linux DPLL Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service
Description
A null pointer dereference vulnerability was found in dpll_pin_parent_pin_set() in drivers/dpll/dpll_netlink.c in the Digital Phase Locked Loop (DPLL) subsystem in the Linux kernel. This issue could be exploited to trigger a denial of service.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 11, 2023, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 8:44 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
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Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0439 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0448 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0461 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6679 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253986 Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7LSPIOMIJYTLZB6QKPQVVAYSUETUWKPF/ Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LBVHM4LGMFIHBN4UBESYRFMYX3WUICV5/ Added Reference https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email protected]/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 16, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7LSPIOMIJYTLZB6QKPQVVAYSUETUWKPF/ Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LBVHM4LGMFIHBN4UBESYRFMYX3WUICV5/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 06, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 06, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LBVHM4LGMFIHBN4UBESYRFMYX3WUICV5/ [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 06, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7LSPIOMIJYTLZB6QKPQVVAYSUETUWKPF/ [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 25, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0439 [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0448 [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0461 [No types assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6679 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6679 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253986 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253986 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email protected]/ No Types Assigned https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email protected]/ Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-476 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Dec. 11, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description A null pointer dereference vulnerability was found in dpll_pin_parent_pin_set() in drivers/dpll/dpll_netlink.c in the Digital Phase Locked Loop (DPLL) subsystem in the Linux kernel. This issue could be exploited to trigger a denial of service. Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6679 [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253986 [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email protected]/ [No types assigned] Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-476 Added CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-6679 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-6679
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} -0.00%
score
0.05769
percentile