Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-45896
Published: August 28, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96597
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-45896
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the mi_enum_attr() function in fs/ntfs3/record.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-45896
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://dfir.ru/2024/06/19/vulnerabilities-in-7-zip-and-ntfs3/
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.11
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=013ff63b649475f0ee134e2c8d0c8e65284ede50
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/013ff63b649475f0ee134e2c8d0c8e65284ede50