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Red Hat: CVE-2023-40283: kernel: use-after-free in l2cap_sock_release in net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2023-40283: kernel: use-after-free in l2cap_sock_release in net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
08/14/2023
Created
01/27/2024
Added
01/26/2024
Modified
03/20/2024

Description

An issue was discovered in l2cap_sock_release in net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c in the Linux kernel before 6.4.10. There is a use-after-free because the children of an sk are mishandled.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-kernel
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-rt

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