vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2023-1838: kernel: Possible use-after-free since the two fdget() during vhost_net_set_backend() (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:C) | 2023-04-05 | 2024-01-26 | 2024-03-13 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:C)
Published
2023-04-05
Added
2024-01-26
Modified
2024-03-13
Description
A use-after-free flaw was found in vhost_net_set_backend in drivers/vhost/net.c in virtio network subcomponent in the Linux kernel due to a double fget. This flaw could allow a local attacker to crash the system, and could even lead to a kernel information leak problem.
Solution(s)
redhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
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