Medium

Kernel: ipv4: null pointer dereference in ipv4_send_dest_unreach()

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel ipv4 stack. The socket buffer (skb) was assumed to be associated with a device before calling __ip_options_compile, which is not always the case if the skb is re-routed by ipvs. This issue may allow a local user with CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges to crash the system.

Announced 5 Oct 2023Source revision 1

Original source ↗

CVE-2023-42754

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2023-42754

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/1/product

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/2/product

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/3/product

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/4/product

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/5/product

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/6/product

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/7/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
Fixed versions: Not stated in this record
Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

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]

Related CVEs: CVE-2023-42754
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Publisher severity

medium

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Event: #26355 · Revision 1
Added to Heist Feed: Sun, 25 Oct 2026 07:07:08 GMT
Publisher date: Thu, 05 Oct 2023 18:25:22 GMT

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