Out-of-bounds Write Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [,6.7-rc2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-6170040
  • published17 Jan 2024
  • disclosed16 Jan 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 16 Jan 2024

CVE-2024-0607  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 6.7-rc2 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write via the nft_byteorder_eval function. An attacker can achieve arbitrary code execution by exploiting incorrect pointer arithmetic to manipulate memory.

CVSS Base Scores

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