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CVE-2023-6176
medium
Description
A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel API for the cryptographic algorithm scatterwalk functionality. This issue occurs when a user constructs a malicious packet with specific socket configuration, which could allow a local user to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.
References
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2219359
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6176
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3138