CVE-2023-6679

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    CVE-2023-6679

    Published: 11 Dec 2023Last Modified: 14 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: A null pointer dereference vulnerability was found in dpll_pin_parent_pin_set() in drivers/dpll/dpll_netlink.c in the Digital Phase Locked Loop (DPLL) subsystem in the Linux kernel. This issue could be exploited to trigger a denial of service.

    References: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7LSPIOMIJYTLZB6QKPQVVAYSUETUWKPF/, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LBVHM4LGMFIHBN4UBESYRFMYX3WUICV5/, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6679, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0439, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0448, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0461, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253986, https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email protected]/

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