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CVE-2023-6679

MEDIUM
MEDIUM Priority: 0.02 BB Relevance: 36/100
Published: 2023-12-11 Modified: 2026-11-06 First seen: 2026-11-06 Status: active

Attack Surface

Low Complexity No Interaction

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Description

A null pointer dereference vulnerability was found in dpll_pin_parent_pin_set() in drivers/dpll/dpll_netlink.c in the Digital Phase Locked Loop (DPLL) subsystem in the Linux kernel. This issue could be exploited to trigger a denial of service.

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (3)

VendorProductVersion
fedoraproject fedora 38
linux linux_kernel -
redhat enterprise_linux 9.0

References & Advisories (8)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0439
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0448
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0461
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253986
issue-tracking x_refsource_REDHAT

Bug Bounty Relevance

36 / 100
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

5.5 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.31%
Raw Score 0.003120
Percentile 24.4%
Date 2026-11-13

EPSS Trend

2026-11-13
0.00312
2026-11-12
0.00312
2026-11-10
0.00312
2026-11-09
0.00312
2026-11-08
0.00312
2026-11-07
0.00312
2026-11-06
0.00312
2026-11-05
0.00312

Intelligence Sources

mitre ref →
nvd ref →

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