CVE-2023-6915 (GCVE-0-2023-6915)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-15 09:32 – Updated: 2025-11-06 19:47
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Kernel: null pointer dereference vulnerability in ida_free in lib/idr.c
Summary
A Null pointer dereference problem was found in ida_free in lib/idr.c in the Linux Kernel. This issue may allow an attacker using this library to cause a denial of service problem due to a missing check at a function return.
Severity
6.2 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-06-17 20:13 UTC
CWE
- CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Assigner
References
7 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2394 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2950 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3138 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6915 | vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2254982 | issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/af73483f… | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024… | x_transferred |
Impacted products
6 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 |
Unaffected:
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(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::realtime cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::nfv |
||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 |
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||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 |
Unaffected:
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||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
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||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
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||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
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Date Public
2024-01-15 00:00
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