CVE-2023-42755

Summary

A flaw was found in the IPv4 Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) classifier in the Linux kernel. The xprt pointer may go beyond the linear part of the skb, leading to an out-of-bounds read in the rsvp_classify function. This issue may allow a local user to crash the system and cause a denial of service.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 80:4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 80:4.18.0-553.el8_10 < *unaffected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read

Workarounds

This flaw can be mitigated by preventing the affected cls_rsvp kernel module from being loaded. For instructions on how to blacklist a kernel module, please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278.

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

References