Race Condition Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [,6.5-rc7)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (1st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-6054545
  • published10 Nov 2023
  • disclosed9 Nov 2023
  • creditMauro Matteo Cascella

Introduced: 9 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-39198  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (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 Race Condition in the qxl_mode_dumb_create() function. An attacker trigger a use-after-free issue, that could lead to a denial of service or escalate privileges.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1