CVE-2023-4459

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    CVE-2023-4459

    Published: 21 Aug 2023Last Modified: 15 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0412, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1250, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1382, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2008, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1306, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1367, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2006, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4459, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2219268, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/edf410cb74dc612fd47ef5be319c5a0bcd6e6ccd

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    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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