SB2023071184 - Race condition in Linux kernel
Published: July 11, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023071184
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) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3108)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
A flaw was found in the subsequent get_user_pages_fast in the Linux kernel's interface for symmetric key cipher algorithms in the skcipher_recvmsg of crypto/algif_skcipher.c function. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.