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01 Record

CVE-2023-4459

Kernel: vmxnet3: null pointer dereference in vmxnet3_rq_cleanup()

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base score5.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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02 Description

Kernel: vmxnet3: null pointer dereference in vmxnet3_rq_cleanup()

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
  • AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
  • Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
0.24% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 16.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-08.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2023-08-21 18:49Z3 YR AGO
Last updated
2026-10-08 20:02Z20 DAYS AGO
Reserved
2023-08-21
Assigning CNA
redhat
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 5.5)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase
Data version
5.2
Document digest
c942f048e768fb66b9434dfc8985a6646040777f1f40084d7e7a2e2772396100

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update SupportNot specified—
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update ServiceNot specified—
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP SolutionsNot specified—
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportNot specified—
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update ServiceNot specified—
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP SolutionsNot specified—
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update SupportNot specified—
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update SupportNot specified—
Red HatRed Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Not specified—
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6Not specified—
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7Not specified—
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8Not specified—
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9Not specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • linux
    Fixed in 5.17.11-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • linux
    Fixed in 5.17.11-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • linux
    Fixed in 5.17.11-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  • linux-hwe-edge
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  • linux
    Fixed in 4.15.0-191.202
  • linux-aws
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1139.150
  • linux-aws-5.0
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws-5.3
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws-5.4
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1085.92~18.04.1
  • linux-azure
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-4.15
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1149.164
  • linux-azure-5.3
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-5.4
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1091.96~18.04.1
  • linux-azure-edge
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-4.15
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1134.150
  • linux-gcp-5.3
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-5.4
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1089.97~18.04.1
  • linux-gke-4.15
    No fix yet
  • linux-gke-5.4
    No fix yet
  • linux-gkeop-5.4
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe-5.4
    Fixed in 5.4.0-126.142~18.04.1
  • linux-hwe-edge
    No fix yet
  • linux-ibm-5.4
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1033.37~18.04.1
  • linux-kvm
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1125.130
  • linux-oem
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1104.115
  • linux-oracle-5.0
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle-5.3
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle-5.4
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1083.91~18.04.1
  • linux-raspi-5.4
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1070.80~18.04.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • linux
    Fixed in 5.4.0-126.142
  • linux-aws
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1085.92
  • linux-aws-5.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws-5.15
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1019.23~20.04.1
  • linux-aws-5.8
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1091.96
  • linux-azure-5.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-5.15
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1019.24~20.04.1
  • linux-azure-5.8
    No fix yet
  • linux-bluefield
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1046.51
  • linux-gcp
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1089.97
  • linux-gcp-5.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-5.15
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1017.23~20.04.2
  • linux-gcp-5.8
    No fix yet
  • linux-gke
    No fix yet
  • linux-gke-5.15
    No fix yet
  • linux-gkeop
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1053.56
  • linux-hwe-5.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe-5.15
    Fixed in 5.15.0-48.54~20.04.1
  • linux-hwe-5.8
    No fix yet
  • linux-ibm
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1033.37
  • linux-intel-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-intel-iotg-5.15
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1015.20~20.04.2
  • linux-iot
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1004.6
  • linux-kvm
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1075.80
  • linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15
    Fixed in 5.15.0-48.54~20.04.1
  • linux-oem-5.10
    No fix yet
  • linux-oem-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-oem-5.14
    No fix yet
  • linux-oem-5.6
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1083.91
  • linux-oracle-5.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle-5.15
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1017.22~20.04.1
  • linux-oracle-5.8
    No fix yet
  • linux-raspi
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1070.80

5 further packages in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS not shown (first 40 listed).

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

  • linux
    Fixed in 5.15.0-47.51
  • linux-aws
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1019.23
  • linux-aws-5.19
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1019.24
  • linux-azure-5.19
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-fde-5.19
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1017.23
  • linux-gcp-5.19
    No fix yet
  • linux-gke
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1015.18
  • linux-gkeop
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1002.4
  • linux-ibm
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1013.15
  • linux-intel-iot-realtime
    No fix yet
  • linux-intel-iotg
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1015.20
  • linux-kvm
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1017.21
  • linux-lowlatency
    Fixed in 5.15.0-47.53
  • linux-nvidia
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1007.7
  • linux-oem-5.17
    Fixed in 5.17.0-1013.14
  • linux-oracle
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1017.22
  • linux-raspi
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1014.16
  • linux-realtime
    No fix yet
  • linux-riscv
    No fix yet
  • linux-riscv-5.19
    No fix yet
  • linux-starfive-5.19
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

  • linux-raspi-realtime
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS

  • linux
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws
    Fixed in 4.4.0-1123.129
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-azure
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1149.164~14.04.1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-lts-xenial
    Fixed in 4.4.0-245.279~14.04.1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS

  • linux
    Fixed in 4.4.0-245.279
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-aws
    Fixed in 4.4.0-1161.176
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-aws-hwe
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1139.150~16.04.1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-azure
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1149.164~16.04.1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-gcp
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1134.150~16.04.2
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-hwe
    Fixed in 4.15.0-191.202~16.04.1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-kvm
    Fixed in 4.4.0-1124.134
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-oracle
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1104.115~16.04.1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 16.04 LTS

  • linux-fips
    Fixed in 4.4.0-1093.100
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS

  • linux-aws-fips
    Fixed in 4.15.0-2078.83
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-azure-fips
    Fixed in 4.15.0-2059.65
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-fips
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1096.107
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-gcp-fips
    Fixed in 4.15.0-2043.48
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS

  • linux-aws-fips
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1085.92+fips1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-azure-fips
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1091.96+fips1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-fips
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1061.69
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-gcp-fips
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1089.97+fips1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS 16.04 LTS

  • linux-fips
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS

  • linux-aws-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-fips
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS

  • linux-aws-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-fips
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS

  • linux-realtime
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1020.20
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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