CVE-2023-6679

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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