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CVE-2023-6915

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-6915 is a Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the Linux Kernel's ida_free function (lib/idr.c), affecting various Linux distributions including Red Hat Enterprise Linux. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.5) could allow a local, low-privileged attacker to trigger a denial of service due to a missing return check. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 6.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.7:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.7:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.2MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.5
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.26%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
17.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0026 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (18)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: azl3 kernel 6.6.92.2-1 on Azure Linux 3.0Fixed in: 6.6.29.1-4
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 19529-17084Fixed in: 6.6.29.1-4
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 kernel 5.15.180.1-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 5.15.148.2-2
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 kernel 5.15.148.2-2 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 5.15.148.2-2
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: azl3 kernel 6.6.29.1-4 on Azure Linux 3.0Fixed in: -
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 x64Fixed in: 5.15.148.2-2
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 ARMFixed in: 5.15.148.2-2
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Azure Linux 3.0 x64Fixed in: 6.6.29.1-4
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Azure Linux 3.0 ARMFixed in: 6.6.29.1-4
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 19673-17086Fixed in: 5.15.148.2-2
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 17095-17086Fixed in: 5.15.148.2-2
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 16960-16823Fixed in: 5.15.148.2-2
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 17062-17084Fixed in: -
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-553.el8_10
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (3)

microsoft2024-Jun/CVE-2023-6915

CVE-2023-6915

Jun 11, 2024
redhatCVE-2023-6915Moderate

kernel: Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability in ida_free in lib/idr.c

Jan 15, 2024
microsoft2024-Jan/CVE-2023-6915

Kernel: null pointer dereference vulnerability in ida_free in lib/idr.c

Jan 9, 2024

References

lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.html
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2024:2394
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2024:2950
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2024:3138
access.redhat.com / security/cve/CVE-2023-6915
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue Tracking
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/af73483f4e8b6f5c68c9aa63257bdd929a9c194a
Patch