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CVE-2023-50431 (GCVE-0-2023-50431)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-09 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-02 22:16
VLAI
Summary
sec_attest_info in drivers/accel/habanalabs/common/habanalabs_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel through 6.6.5 allows an information leak to user space because info->pad0 is not initialized.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
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