CVE-2023-3359 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's brcm_nvram_parse function (drivers/nvmem/brcm_nvram.c), affecting Linux and Linux kernel products. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) can lead to a denial of service (availability impact) through a local, low-privileged attack with low complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVE-2023-3359
Jul 11, 2023An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel brcm_nvram_parse in drivers/nvmem/brcm_nvram.c. Lacks for the check of the return value of kzalloc() can cause the NULL Pointer Dereference.
Jun 13, 2023kernel: brcm_nvram_parse in drivers/nvmem/brcm_nvram.c lacks check of the return value of kzalloc() and will cause the NULL Pointer Dereference
Jan 27, 2023