ghsa-rc9p-5gf8-h3m8
Vulnerability from github
Published
2023-04-05 21:30
Modified
2024-02-15 18:30
Severity ?
7.1 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Details

A use-after-free flaw was found in vhost_net_set_backend in drivers/vhost/net.c in virtio network subcomponent in the Linux kernel due to a double fget. This flaw could allow a local attacker to crash the system, and could even lead to a kernel information leak problem.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-1838"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-04-05T19:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "A use-after-free flaw was found in vhost_net_set_backend in drivers/vhost/net.c in virtio network subcomponent in the Linux kernel due to a double fget. This flaw could allow a local attacker to crash the system, and could even lead to a kernel information leak problem.",
  "id": "GHSA-rc9p-5gf8-h3m8",
  "modified": "2024-02-15T18:30:39Z",
  "published": "2023-04-05T21:30:25Z",
  "references": [
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1838"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20220516084213.26854-1-jasowang%40redhat.com/T"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20220516084213.26854-1-jasowang@redhat.com/T"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230517-0003"
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  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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}


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