Out-of-bounds Read Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [,6.5-rc7)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-5952335
  • published10 Oct 2023
  • disclosed9 Oct 2023
  • creditLucas Leong

Introduced: 9 Oct 2023

CVE-2023-39194  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 6.5-rc7 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read in the __xfrm_state_filter_match() function of the Linux kernel. An attacker with local privileged CAP_NET_ADMIN access can trigger an information disclosure.

CVSS Scores

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