CVE-2023-3812
Published: October 18, 2023Last modified: April 17, 2024
Description
An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s TUN/TAP device driver functionality in how a user generates a malicious (too big) networking packet when napi frags is enabled. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | Stream | linux-lts | Not affected (6.1.33-r0) |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6799
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6813
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7370
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7379
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7382
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7389
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7411
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7418
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7548
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7549
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7554
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0340
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0378
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0412
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0461
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0554
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0562
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0563
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0575
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0593
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1961
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2006
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2008
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3812
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2224048
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=363a5328f4b0