vulnerability

Debian: CVE-2023-2860: linux -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jul 24, 2023
Added
Jul 30, 2024
Modified
Mar 30, 2026

Description

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in the SR-IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel. The flaw exists within the processing of seg6 attributes. The issue results from the improper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. This flaw allows a privileged local user to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of the Linux kernel.

Solution

debian-upgrade-linux
Title
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