Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 24, 2023· Updated Feb 4, 2025
RIOT-OS vulnerable to Null Pointer dereference during IPHC encoding
CVE-2023-24822
Description
RIOT-OS, an operating system that supports Internet of Things devices, contains a network stack with the ability to process 6LoWPAN frames. Prior to version 2022.10, an attacker can send a crafted frame to the device resulting in a NULL pointer dereference while encoding a 6LoWPAN IPHC header. The NULL pointer dereference causes a hard fault exception, leading to denial of service. Version 2022.10 fixes this issue. As a workaround, apply the patches manually.
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1Patches
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References
3- github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/18817/commits/639c04325de4ceb9d444955f4927bfae95843a39mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/18820/commits/7253e261556f252816f4a3b7c4f96fc10d642485mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/security/advisories/GHSA-8x69-5fhj-72whmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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