CVE-2023-3773

Medium

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s IP framework for transforming packets (XFRM subsystem). This issue may allow a malicious user with CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges to cause a 4 byte out-of-bounds read of XFRMA_MTIMER_THRESH when parsing netlink attributes, leading to potential leakage of sensitive heap data to userspace.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedJul 25, 2023
First seenJul 25, 2023

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelNo range specified—
redhat enterprise_linux8.0, 9.0—
fedoraproject fedoraNo range specified—
debian debian_linux10.0, 12.0—

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