SB2023061358 - Local denial of service in Linux kernel device mapper-multipathing subcomponent
Published: June 13, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023061358
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2269)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service attack (DoS).
The vulnerability exists due to double-locking error in table_clear in drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/ZD1xyZxb3rHot8PV@redhat.com/t/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/63AJUCJTZCII2JMAF7MGZEM66KY7IALT/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FBLBKW2WM5YSTS6OGEU5SYHXSJ5EWSTV/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IXHBLWYNSUBS77TYPOJTADPDXKBH2F4U/