CVE-2023-4459
Published: Aug 21, 2023
Modified: Nov 15, 2025
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Description
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in vmxnet3_rq_cleanup in drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c in the networking sub-component in vmxnet3 in the Linux Kernel. This issue may allow a local attacker with normal user privilege to cause a denial of service due to a missing sanity check during cleanup.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support | unaffected 0:4.18.0-193.133.1.el8_2 - < * |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service | unaffected 0:4.18.0-193.133.1.rt13.184.el8_2 - < * |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service | unaffected 0:4.18.0-193.133.1.el8_2 - < * |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions | unaffected 0:4.18.0-193.133.1.el8_2 - < * |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support | unaffected 0:4.18.0-305.125.1.el8_4 - < * |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service | unaffected 0:4.18.0-305.125.1.rt7.201.el8_4 - < * |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service | unaffected 0:4.18.0-305.125.1.el8_4 - < * |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions | unaffected 0:4.18.0-305.125.1.el8_4 - < * |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support | unaffected 0:4.18.0-372.87.1.el8_6 - < * |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support | unaffected 0:5.14.0-70.93.2.el9_0 - < * |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support | unaffected 0:5.14.0-70.93.1.rt21.165.el9_0 - < * |
Red Hat | Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | unaffected 0:4.18.0-372.87.1.el8_6 - < * |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | All versions |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | All versions |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | All versions |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | All versions |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | All versions |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | All versions |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | All versions |
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS v3.1 Details
CVSS v3.1 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
References
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