High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Nov 23, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-5972
CVE-2023-5972
Description
A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the nft_inner.c functionality of netfilter in the Linux kernel. This issue could allow a local user to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.
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Affected products
7cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6+ 3 more
- cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
- cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
- cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
- cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
- Fedora/Fedorav5
Patches
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References
4- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatch
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/505ce0630ad5d31185695f8a29dde8d29f28faa7nvdPatch
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/52177bbf19e6e9398375a148d2e13ed492b40b80nvdPatch
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5972nvdThird Party Advisory
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