Vulnerability Database

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2023-5972

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.

  • Published: Nov 23, 2023
  • Updated: Nov 16, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2023-5972
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7
  • AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
linux / linux_kernel 6.2-rc1 6.2-rc1.x
linux / linux_kernel 6.2-rc2 6.2-rc2.x
linux / linux_kernel 6.2-rc3 6.2-rc3.x
linux / linux_kernel 6.2-rc4 6.2-rc4.x
linux / linux_kernel 6.2-rc5 6.2-rc5.x
linux / linux_kernel 6.2.0-rc2 6.2.0-rc2.x
linux / linux_kernel 6.2.0-rc1 6.2.0-rc1.x
linux / linux_kernel 6.2-rc6 6.2-rc6.x
linux / linux_kernel 6.2-rc7 6.2-rc7.x
linux / linux_kernel 6.2-rc8 6.2-rc8.x
linux / linux_kernel 6.2.0-rc3 6.2.0-rc3.x
linux / linux_kernel 6.2.0-rc4 6.2.0-rc4.x
linux / linux_kernel 6.2.0-rc5 6.2.0-rc5.x
linux / linux_kernel 6.2.0-rc6 6.2.0-rc6.x
linux / linux_kernel 6.6-rc1 6.6-rc1.x
linux / linux_kernel 6.6-rc2 6.6-rc2.x
linux / linux_kernel 6.6-rc3 6.6-rc3.x
linux / linux_kernel 6.6-rc4 6.6-rc4.x
linux / linux_kernel 6.6-rc5 6.6-rc5.x
linux / linux_kernel 6.6-rc6 6.6-rc6.x
linux / linux_kernel 6.2.1 6.5.10.x
fedoraproject / fedora 39 39.x