CVE-2023-3772

MEDIUM
MEDIUM Priority: 0.02 BB Relevance: 29/100
Published: 2023-07-25 Modified: 2026-11-07 First seen: 2026-11-07 Status: active

Attack Surface

Low Complexity No Interaction

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Local
AC: Low
PR: High
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: None
I: None
A: High

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s IP framework for transforming packets (XFRM subsystem). This issue may allow a malicious user with CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges to directly dereference a NULL pointer in xfrm_update_ae_params(), leading to a possible kernel crash and denial of service.

Weakness Classification (1)

Bug Bounty Relevance

29 / 100
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

4.4 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.47%
Raw Score 0.004750
Percentile 41.6%
Date 2026-11-13

EPSS Trend

2026-11-13
0.00475
2026-11-12
0.00475
2026-11-10
0.00475
2026-11-09
0.00475
2026-11-08
0.00475
2026-11-07
0.00475
2026-11-06
0.00475

Intelligence Sources

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