CVE-2023-5972

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CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

EPSS

<1%p20

Published

Nov 23, 2023 (Nov 23, 2023)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

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.

Vendors: linux fedoraproject
Products: linux kernel, fedora
Weakness: CWE-476
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (0.3%)

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