#VU75204 Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-1611
Published: April 18, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU75204
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1611
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the btrfs_search_slot() function in fs/btrfs/ctree.c. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and crash the kernel.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2181342
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-btrfs/35b9a70650ea947387cf352914a8774b4f7e8a6f.1679481128.git.fdmanana@suse.com/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZWECAZ7V7EPSXMINO6Q6KWNKDY2CO6ZW/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5QCM6XO4HSPLGR3DFYWFRIA3GCBIHZR4/