CVE-2023-42752
Kernel: integer overflow in igmpv3_newpack leading to exploitable memory access
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.5 Medium
- Published
- Oct 13, 2023
- Updated
- Aug 2, 2024
- Reserved
- Sep 13, 2023
Description
An integer overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel. This issue leads to the kernel allocating `skb_shared_info` in the userspace, which is exploitable in systems without SMAP protection since `skb_shared_info` contains references to function pointers.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | redhat |
Weaknesses
- CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Kerneln/a |
|
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat | |
FedoraFedora |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175963/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0099-1.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-42752vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2239828issue-tracking
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=915d975b2ffa
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=c3b704d4a4a2
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