CVE-2023-6622

Aliases:UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6622DEBIAN-CVE-2023-6622
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 18
Analyzed
Published: 08 Dec 2023, 17:33
Last modified:06 Nov 2025, 19:47

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
0.32% LOW
0% probability +0.31%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

08 Dec 2023, 17:33
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Nov 2025, 19:47
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

A null pointer dereference vulnerability was found in nft_dynset_init() in net/netfilter/nft_dynset.c in nf_tables in the Linux kernel. This issue may allow a local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN user privilege to trigger a denial of service.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.32%• Percentile: 25%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-476•NULL Pointer Dereference

    The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 6.1.69-1 | < 6.6.8-1 | < 6.6.8-1

  • ubuntu•linux

    < 5.15.0-94.104

  • ubuntu•linux-allwinner-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws

    < 5.15.0-1053.58

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.0

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1053.58~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-6.2

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-6.5

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-fips

    all | < 5.15.0-1053.58+fips1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure

    all | < 5.15.0-1056.64

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1056.64~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-6.2

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-6.5

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-edge

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde

    all | < 5.15.0-1056.64.1 | all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-6.2

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-6.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fips

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-bluefield

    all | < 5.15.0-1035.37

  • ubuntu•linux-fips

    all | < 5.15.0-94.104+fips1

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp

    all | < 5.15.0-1051.59

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1051.59~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.2

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.5

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-fips

    all | < 5.15.0-1055.63+fips2

  • ubuntu•linux-gke

    all | < 5.15.0-1050.55

  • ubuntu•linux-gke-4.15

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gke-5.15

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gke-5.4

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gkeop

    < 5.15.0-1036.42

  • ubuntu•linux-gkeop-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1036.42~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-gkeop-5.4

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.11

    all

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References (20)