CVE-2023-45863
Vulnerability Summary
Timeline
Description
An issue was discovered in lib/kobject.c in the Linux kernel before 6.2.3. With root access, an attacker can trigger a race condition that results in a fill_kobj_path out-of-bounds write.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.28%• Percentile: 21%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-787•Out-of-bounds Write
The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
Affected Systems
- debian•linux
< 5.10.205-2 | < 6.1.20-1 | < 6.1.20-1 | < 6.1.20-1
- ubuntu•linux
all | < 4.4.0-250.284 | < 4.15.0-221.232 | < 5.4.0-171.189 | < 5.15.0-75.82
- ubuntu•linux-allwinner-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws
< 4.4.0-1127.133 | < 4.4.0-1164.179 | < 4.15.0-1164.177 | < 5.4.0-1118.128 | < 5.15.0-1038.43
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.0
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.15
< 5.15.0-1038.43~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.4
< 5.4.0-1118.128~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-fips
< 4.15.0-2103.109 | all | < 5.4.0-1118.128+fips1
- ubuntu•linux-aws-hwe
< 4.15.0-1164.177~16.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure
< 4.15.0-1173.188~14.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1173.188~16.04.1 | all | < 5.4.0-1123.130 | < 5.15.0-1040.47
- ubuntu•linux-azure-4.15
< 4.15.0-1173.188
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.15
< 5.15.0-1040.47~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.4
< 5.4.0-1123.130~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-edge
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde
all | < 5.15.0-1041.48.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fips
< 4.15.0-2082.88 | all | < 5.4.0-1123.130+fips1
- ubuntu•linux-bluefield
all | < 5.4.0-1078.84 | < 5.15.0-1019.21
- ubuntu•linux-fips
< 4.4.0-1097.104 | all | < 4.15.0-1119.130 | < 5.4.0-1092.102
- ubuntu•linux-gcp
< 4.15.0-1158.175~16.04.1 | all | < 5.4.0-1122.131 | < 5.15.0-1036.44
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-4.15
< 4.15.0-1158.175
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.15
< 5.15.0-1036.44~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.4
< 5.4.0-1122.131~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-fips
< 4.15.0-2066.71 | all | < 5.4.0-1122.131+fips1
- ubuntu•linux-gke
all | < 5.15.0-1036.41
- ubuntu•linux-gke-4.15
all
- ubuntu•linux-gke-5.15
all
- ubuntu•linux-gke-5.4
all
- ubuntu•linux-gkeop
< 5.4.0-1085.89 | < 5.15.0-1022.27
- ubuntu•linux-gkeop-5.15
< 5.15.0-1022.27~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gkeop-5.4
all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe
< 4.15.0-221.232~16.04.1 | all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.15
< 5.15.0-75.82~20.04.1
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References (15)
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3bb2a01caa813d3a1845d378bbe4169ef280d394
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.3
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00005.html
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-45863
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/3bb2a01caa813d3a1845d378bbe4169ef280d394
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6577-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6602-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6604-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6604-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6625-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6625-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6625-3
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-45863
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-45863