Use After Free Affecting linux-5.10 package, versions <5.10.205-2~deb10u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-LINUX510-6150564
  • published11 Jan 2024
  • disclosed11 Jan 2024

Introduced: 11 Jan 2024

CVE-2023-51781  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 linux-5.10 to version 5.10.205-2~deb10u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-5.10 package and not the linux-5.10 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 6.6.8. atalk_ioctl in net/appletalk/ddp.c has a use-after-free because of an atalk_recvmsg race condition.

CVSS Scores

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