#VU80796 Double Free in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-4387

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#VU80796 Double Free in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-4387

Published: September 14, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU80796
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4387
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the vmxnet3_rq_alloc_rx_buf() function in drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c in VMware vmxnet3 ethernet NIC driver. A local user can  trigger a double free error and gain access to sensitive information or crash the kernel.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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