High severity · published Jun 16, 2023
CVE-2023-3268
An out of bounds (OOB) memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel in relay_file_read_start_pos in kernel/relay.c in the relayfs
7.1
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An out of bounds (OOB) memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel in relay_file_read_start_pos in kernel/relay.c in the relayfs. This flaw could allow a local attacker to crash the system or leak kernel internal information.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 44% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
2.6.22 before 4.19.283; 4.20 before 5.4.243; 5.5 before 5.10.180; 5.11 before 5.15.111; 5.16 before 6.1.28; 6.2 before 6.2.15; +1 more · source: vendor, NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
10.0; 11.0; 12.0 · source: NVD
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem · Siemens
before V1.1 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3268
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3268
Mailing List
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.2
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=43ec16f1450f4936025a9bdf1a273affdb9732c1
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00030.html
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html
Vendor Advisory
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/1682238502-1892-1-git-send-email-yangpc%40wangsu.com/T/
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230824-0006/
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