Infinite loop in Linux kernel loader - CVE-2022-23523
Published: September 12, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU97167
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23523
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an infinite loop when parsing ELF headers. A local user can pass a specially crafted kernel image to the loader and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Linux kernel loader
How to mitigate CVE-2022-23523
Install updates from vendor's website.
Linux kernel loader - update to 0.8.1