Fedora 36 update for kernel

Published: 2023-08-20

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-2124 CVE-2023-2269
CWE-ID	CWE-125 CWE-667
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Fedora Operating systems & Components / Operating system kernel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU75323

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [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-2023-2124

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack..

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the XFS subsystem in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and crash the kernel.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 36

kernel: before 6.2.15-100.fc36

CPE2.3

External links

http://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-00393126a0

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Improper locking

EUVDB-ID: #VU77243