vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2023-28466: kernel: tls: race condition in do_tls_getsockopt may lead to use-after-free or NULL pointer dereference (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Mar 16, 2023 | Jun 22, 2023 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Mar 16, 2023
Added
Jun 22, 2023
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
do_tls_getsockopt in net/tls/tls_main.c in the Linux kernel through 6.2.6 lacks a lock_sock call, leading to a race condition (with a resultant use-after-free or NULL pointer dereference).
Solutions
redhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
References
Rapid7 Labs
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