Out-of-bounds Write Affecting linux-5.10 package, versions <5.10.205-2~deb10u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-LINUX510-6150572
  • published11 Jan 2024
  • disclosed14 Oct 2023

Introduced: 14 Oct 2023

CVE-2023-45863  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (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 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.

CVSS Scores

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