Vulnerability CVE-2023-2166


Published: 2023-04-19   Modified: 2023-04-20

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.

 References:
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAO4mrfcV_07hbj8NUuZrA8FH-kaRsrFy-2metecpTuE5kKHn5w@mail.gmail.com/

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