VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2023-2166
CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.20%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-04-19
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description
A null pointer dereference issue was found in can protocol in net/can/af_can.c in the Linux before Linux. ml_priv may not be initialized in the receive path of CAN frames. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially cause a denial of service.
Weakness classification
- secalert@redhat.com: CWE-476
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-476
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-476