CVE-2023-2177 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2023-2177

A null pointer dereference issue was found in the sctp...

Vulnerability Description

A null pointer dereference issue was found in the sctp network protocol in net/sctp/stream_sched.c in Linux Kernel. If stream_in allocation is failed, stream_out is freed which would further be accessed. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially cause a denial of service.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Linux
Vulnerable Versions:
Linux Kernel prior to Kernel 5.19 RC17

Timeline

Official Publish: April 20th, 2023
Last Modified: March 18th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)