CVE-2023-6176: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 4.7. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel API for the cryptographic algorithm scatterwalk functionality. This issue occurs when a user constructs a malicious packet with specific socket configuration, which could allow a local user to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: affected versions not specified
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux: version 8.0 only; version 9.0 only

Published 2023-11-16. Last modified 2026-06-17.