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Debian: CVE-2023-0266: linux, linux-5.10 -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2023-0266: linux, linux-5.10 -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/25/2023
Created
01/25/2023
Added
01/25/2023
Modified
05/05/2023

Description

A use after free vulnerability exists in the ALSA PCM package in the Linux Kernel. SNDRV_CTL_IOCTL_ELEM_{READ|WRITE}32 is missing locks that can be used in a use-after-free that can result in a priviledge escalation to gain ring0 access from the system user. We recommend upgrading past commit 56b88b50565cd8b946a2d00b0c83927b7ebb055e

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-linux
  • debian-upgrade-linux-5-10

References

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