CVE-2023-1252

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-1252
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-03-23 21:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 04:02:00 UTC
DescriptionA use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Ext4 File System in how a user triggers several file operations simultaneously with the overlay FS usage. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system. Only if patch 9a2544037600 ("ovl: fix use after free in struct ovl_aio_req") not applied yet, the kernel could be affected.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-416

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CVE-2023-1252 Linux Kernel Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com
[PATCH 5.15 138/917] ovl: fix use after free in struct ovl_aio_req - Greg Kroah-Hartman lore.kernel.org
[PATCH 5.15 138/917] ovl: fix use after free in struct ovl_aio_req - Greg Kroah-Hartman MISC lore.kernel.org
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 161066 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for kernel (ELSA-2023-6583)
  • 161147 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for kernel (ELSA-2023-7077)
  • 181703 Debian Security Update for linux (CVE-2023-1252)
  • 242399 Red Hat Update for kernel security (RHSA-2023:6583)
  • 242434 Red Hat Update for kernel-rt security (RHSA-2023:6901)
  • 242451 Red Hat Update for kernel security (RHSA-2023:7077)
  • 242890 Red Hat Update for kernel (RHSA-2024:0724)
  • 357075 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2024-049
  • 906817 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (25755-1)
  • 906835 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (25741-1)
  • 941453 AlmaLinux Security Update for kernel (ALSA-2023:7077)
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