CVE-2023-6176

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 ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total 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

0.25% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 16.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

4.7 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Low. 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.

Published

2023-11-16 17:15Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-11-06 20:01Z10 MO AGO

Reserved

2023-11-16

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.7)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

5fc98122c92eb6776e154bafabf2243defd8f8f251501720ae3702e204abfc55

• access.redhat.comRHSA-2024:2394https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2394vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2024:2950https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2950vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2024:3138https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3138vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6176vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
• bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2219359https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2219359issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cfaa80c91f6f99b9342b6557f0f0e1143e434066
• packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177029/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0100-1.html