CVE-2023-0458
5.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
A speculative pointer dereference problem exists in the Linux Kernel on the do_prlimit() function. The resource argument value is controlled and is used in pointer arithmetic for the 'rlim' variable and can be used to leak the contents. We recommend upgrading past version 6.1.8 or commit 739790605705ddcf18f21782b9c99ad7d53a8c11
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 0 <= 6.1.8 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-476: CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/diff/kernel/sys.c?id=v6.1.8&id2=v6.1.7
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/739790605705ddcf18f21782b9c99ad7d53a8c11
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: partial
References
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/diff/kernel/sys.c?id=v6.1.8&id2=v6.1.7
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/739790605705ddcf18f21782b9c99ad7d53a8c11
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html
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