Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') Affecting ocfs2-kmp-default package, versions <5.3.18-150300.59.138.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES153-OCFS2KMPDEFAULT-6004002
  • published18 Oct 2023
  • disclosed17 Oct 2023

Introduced: 17 Oct 2023

CVE-2023-23454  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-843  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.3 ocfs2-kmp-default to version 5.3.18-150300.59.138.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ocfs2-kmp-default package and not the ocfs2-kmp-default package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.3 relevant fixed versions and status.

cbq_classify in net/sched/sch_cbq.c in the Linux kernel through 6.1.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (slab-out-of-bounds read) because of type confusion (non-negative numbers can sometimes indicate a TC_ACT_SHOT condition rather than valid classification results).

CVSS Scores

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