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An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Linux kernel...

High severity Unreviewed Published Jul 21, 2023 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 20, 2024

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Linux kernel's net/sched: sch_qfq component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation.

The qfq_change_agg() function in net/sched/sch_qfq.c allows an out-of-bounds write because lmax is updated according to packet sizes without bounds checks.

We recommend upgrading past commit 3e337087c3b5805fe0b8a46ba622a962880b5d64.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jul 21, 2023
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jul 21, 2023
Last updated Jan 20, 2024

Severity

High
7.8
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2023-3611

GHSA ID

GHSA-x5xp-6cpr-4xwx

Source code

No known source code

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