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CVE-2023-2166
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2023-04-19T23:15:07.230 · Last modified 2026-06-17T05:51:54.123

Summary

A null pointer dereference issue was found in can protocol in net/can/af_can.c in the Linux before Linux. ml_priv may not be initialized in the receive path of CAN frames. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially cause a denial of service.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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