Updated: 2025-08-20 00:25:35.823248
Description:
A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel API for the cryptographic algorithm scatterwalk functionality. This issue occurs when a user constructs a malicious packet with specific socket configuration, which could allow a local user to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.
| Links | NIST | CIRCL | RHEL | Ubuntu |
| Severity | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| CVSS Version 2.x | 0.0 | |
| CVSS Version 3.x | MEDIUM | 4.7 |
| OS name | Project name | Version | Score | Severity | Status | Errata | Last updated | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU | kernel | 5.14.0 | 4.7 | MEDIUM | Released | CLSA-2025:1743193221 | 2024-08-01 14:40:25 | |
| CentOS 6 ELS | kernel | 2.6.32 | 4.7 | MEDIUM | Not Vulnerable | 2023-12-26 13:08:58 | ||
| CentOS 7 ELS | kernel | 3.10.0 | 4.7 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2024-02-26 03:22:06 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| CentOS 8.4 ELS | kernel | 4.18.0 | 4.7 | MEDIUM | Released | CLSA-2023:1701963303 | 2023-12-07 13:08:55 | |
| CentOS 8.5 ELS | kernel | 4.18.0 | 4.7 | MEDIUM | Released | CLSA-2023:1701962635 | 2023-12-07 13:08:56 | |
| CentOS Stream 8 ELS | kernel | 4.18.0 | 4.7 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2024-05-10 14:19:09 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| CloudLinux 6 ELS | kernel | 2.6.32 | 4.7 | MEDIUM | Not Vulnerable | 2024-05-08 10:17:39 | ||
| Oracle Linux 6 ELS | kernel | 2.6.32 | 4.7 | MEDIUM | Not Vulnerable | 2023-12-26 13:08:58 | ||
| Ubuntu 16.04 ELS | linux-hwe | 4.15.0 | 4.7 | MEDIUM | Not Vulnerable | 2023-11-29 08:43:07 | ||
| Ubuntu 16.04 ELS | linux | 4.4.0 | 4.7 | MEDIUM | Not Vulnerable | 2023-11-29 08:43:06 |