Vulnerability Details : CVE-2023-45863
An issue was discovered in lib/kobject.c in the Linux kernel before 6.2.3. With root access, an attacker can trigger a race condition that results in a fill_kobj_path out-of-bounds write.
Vulnerability category: Memory Corruption
Products affected by CVE-2023-45863
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-45863
0.01%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 1 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2023-45863
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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6.4
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
0.5
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5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2023-45863
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The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2023-45863
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https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.3
Release Notes
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https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3bb2a01caa813d3a1845d378bbe4169ef280d394
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source treeMailing List;Patch
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00005.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 3711-1] linux-5.10 security update
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 3710-1] linux security update
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