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VMware Photon OS: CVE-2023-2006

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VMware Photon OS: CVE-2023-2006

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
04/24/2023
Created
01/21/2025
Added
01/20/2025
Modified
02/04/2025

Description

A race condition was found in the Linux kernel's RxRPC network protocol, within the processing of RxRPC bundles. This issue results from the lack of proper locking when performing operations on an object. This may allow an attacker to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the kernel.

Solution(s)

  • vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf

References

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