Out-of-bounds Write Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [,6.7-rc5)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team. Learn more

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (39th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-6132373
  • published20 Dec 2023
  • disclosed19 Dec 2023
  • creditBudimir Markovic

Introduced: 19 Dec 2023

CVE-2023-6931  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 6.7-rc5 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write via the perf_read_group function. An attacker can achieve code execution or cause a denial of service by supplying crafted input that triggers a heap out-of-bounds write.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1