CVE-2023-6679
CVSS 3.1 Score 5.5 of 10 (medium)
Details
Summary
CVE-2023-6679 is a newly identified vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Digital Phase Locked Loop (DPLL) subsystem. Specifically, a null pointer dereference was discovered in the dpll_pin_parent_pin_set() function located in drivers/dpll/dpll_netlink.c. An attacker could potentially exploit this flaw to trigger a denial of service (DoS) attack by manipulating the affected system to cause a null pointer reference, resulting in a crash or system instability. The vulnerability poses a risk for systems running the affected Linux kernel version and necessitates prompt patching to mitigate the threat.
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Affected Products
- Linux Kernel
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Fedora Operating System
Affected Vendors
- LINUX
- Red Hat
- Fedora Project
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