What the vulnerability does

01Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A NULL pointer dereference may occur while a slip driver is in progress to detach in sl_tx_timeout in drivers/net/slip/slip.c. This issue could allow an attacker to crash the system or leak internal kernel information.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 17, 2023 CVE published
April 7, 2025 Record updated