Out-of-bounds Write Affecting kernel package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.el8_10
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- published 15 Jun 2024
- disclosed 14 Oct 2023
Introduced: 14 Oct 2023
CVE-2023-45863 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 kernel to version 0:4.18.0-553.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2024:3138.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel package and not the kernel package as distributed by Rocky-Linux.
See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 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.
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-45863
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.3
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3bb2a01caa813d3a1845d378bbe4169ef280d394
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00005.html
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