CVE-2023-6176

Name	CVE-2023-6176
Description	A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel API for the cryptographic algorithm scatterwalk functionality. This issue occurs when a user constructs a malicious packet with specific socket configuration, which could allow a local user to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
linux (PTS)	bullseye	5.10.223-1	fixed
	bullseye (security)	5.10.244-1	fixed
	bookworm	6.1.148-1	fixed
	bookworm (security)	6.1.153-1	fixed
	trixie	6.12.43-1	fixed
	trixie (security)	6.12.48-1	fixed
	forky	6.16.12-2	fixed
	sid	6.17.7-2	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version
linux	source	buster	(not affected)
linux	source	bullseye	5.10.197-1
linux	source	bookworm	6.1.55-1
linux	source	(unstable)	6.5.6-1

[buster] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://git.kernel.org/linus/cfaa80c91f6f99b9342b6557f0f0e1143e434066 (6.6-rc2)