CVE-2023-6915

  1. OpenCVE
  2. Vulnerabilities (CVE)
  3. CVE-2023-6915
A Null pointer dereference problem was found in ida_free in lib/idr.c in the Linux Kernel. This issue may allow an attacker using this library to cause a denial of service problem due to a missing check at a function return.

6.2 /10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.5 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2394 Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2950 Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3138 Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6915 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2254982 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/af73483f4e8b6f5c68c9aa63257bdd929a9c194a Patch
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2394 Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2950 Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3138 Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6915 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2254982 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/af73483f4e8b6f5c68c9aa63257bdd929a9c194a Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_arm64:8.0_aarch64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_power_little_endian:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_power_little_endian_els:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_els:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_els:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_els:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_els:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_real_time:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_real_time_for_nfv:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:aarch64:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_eus:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_eus:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_eus:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_eus:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_eus:9.8:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_eus:9.8:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_ibm_z_systems:9.0_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_ibm_z_systems_eus:9.4_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_ibm_z_systems_eus:9.6_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_ibm_z_systems_eus:9.8_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_power_little_endian:9.0_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_power_little_endian_eus:9.4_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_power_little_endian_eus:9.6_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_power_little_endian_eus:9.8_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.8:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:9.8:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_els:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_els:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_els:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_els:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_els:9.8:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_els:9.8:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:9.4_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:9.6_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:9.8_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_els:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_els:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_els:9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus:9.4_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus:9.6_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus:9.8_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_els:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_els:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_els:9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus:9.4_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus:9.6_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus:9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions:9.4_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions:9.6_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions:9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions:9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 5 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 6 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

23 Oct 2026, 14:20

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.7:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.7:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*		 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_ibm_z_systems_eus:9.8_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_els:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus:9.6_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_els:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions:9.4_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.8:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus:9.4_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_power_little_endian_eus:9.8_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_els:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_eus:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_power_little_endian:9.0_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_power_little_endian:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:9.6_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_power_little_endian_els:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_els:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_els:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_els:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_els:9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_power_little_endian_eus:9.6_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus:9.8_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_eus:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus:9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_real_time_for_nfv:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:9.4_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_power_little_endian_eus:9.4_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus:9.4_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_ibm_z_systems:9.0_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions:9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions:9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_eus:9.8:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions:9.6_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_els:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_els:9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_els:9.8:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_ibm_z_systems_eus:9.6_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_arm64:8.0_aarch64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:9.8:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_eus:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_els:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:aarch64:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_real_time:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_els:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_els:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus:9.6_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_eus:9.8:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_els:9.8:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_eus:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_els:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_ibm_z_systems_eus:9.4_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:9.8_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2394 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2394 - Vendor Advisory
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2950 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2950 - Vendor Advisory
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3138 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3138 - Vendor Advisory
References () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.html - () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
First Time Redhat codeready Linux Builder
Redhat enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Els
Redhat enterprise Linux Server Aus
Redhat enterprise Linux For Els
Redhat enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus
Redhat enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions
Redhat enterprise Linux For Real Time For Nfv
Redhat enterprise Linux For Real Time
Redhat codeready Linux Builder For Arm64
Debian debian Linux
Redhat codeready Linux Builder For Eus
Redhat enterprise Linux Eus
Redhat codeready Linux Builder For Power Little Endian
Redhat enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems
Redhat codeready Linux Builder For Power Little Endian Eus
Redhat enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Els
Redhat codeready Linux Builder For Power Little Endian Els
Redhat enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus
Debian
Redhat enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian
Redhat enterprise Linux Update Services For Sap Solutions
Redhat codeready Linux Builder For Ibm Z Systems Eus
Redhat codeready Linux Builder For Ibm Z Systems
Information

Published : 2024-01-15 10:15

Updated : 2026-11-05 12:17

NVD link : CVE-2023-6915

Mitre link : CVE-2023-6915

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-6915

JSON object : View

Products Affected

redhat

  • codeready_linux_builder_for_power_little_endian_eus
  • enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_els
  • codeready_linux_builder_for_ibm_z_systems
  • codeready_linux_builder
  • enterprise_linux
  • codeready_linux_builder_for_arm64
  • enterprise_linux_for_els
  • enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems
  • codeready_linux_builder_for_power_little_endian
  • codeready_linux_builder_for_power_little_endian_els
  • codeready_linux_builder_for_ibm_z_systems_eus
  • enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_els
  • enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions
  • enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus
  • enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions
  • enterprise_linux_for_real_time_for_nfv
  • enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian
  • enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus
  • enterprise_linux_eus
  • enterprise_linux_server_aus
  • enterprise_linux_for_real_time
  • codeready_linux_builder_for_eus

linux

  • linux_kernel

debian

  • debian_linux
CWE
CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference