CVEvulnerability
CVE-2023-2860
4.4 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2023-07-24
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 4.4 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 4.4 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-125
Description
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in the SR-IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel. The flaw exists within the processing of seg6 attributes. The issue results from the improper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. This flaw allows a privileged local user to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of the Linux kernel.
Affected configurations
• linux linux kernel (<= 5.19.19)
• linux linux kernel 6.0
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read weakness
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2860 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2218122 Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-CAN-18511 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2860 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2218122 Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-CAN-18511 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry