CyberRota Analysis
This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. It affects Linux. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.
CVE
CVE-2023-2166
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.20%
Linux
Original NVD 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.
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