5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-37454
Linux Kernel UDF Filesystem Use-After-Free Write Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 6.4.2. A crafted UDF filesystem image causes a use-after-free write operation in the udf_put_super and udf_close_lvid functions in fs/udf/super.c. NOTE: the suse.com reference has a different perspective about this.

INFO

Published Date :

July 6, 2023, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 25, 2024, 1:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-37454 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-37454 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 25, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6f861765464f43a71462d52026fbddfc858239a5 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lore.kernel.org/all/00000000000056e02f05dfb6e11a%40google.com/T/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/T/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 6.4.2. A crafted UDF filesystem image causes a use-after-free write operation in the udf_put_super and udf_close_lvid functions in fs/udf/super.c. An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 6.4.2. A crafted UDF filesystem image causes a use-after-free write operation in the udf_put_super and udf_close_lvid functions in fs/udf/super.c. NOTE: the suse.com reference has a different perspective about this.
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2023-37454 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/T/ No Types Assigned https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/T/ Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=26873a72980f8fa8bc55 No Types Assigned https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=26873a72980f8fa8bc55 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=60864ed35b1073540d57 No Types Assigned https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=60864ed35b1073540d57 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=61564e5023b7229ec85d No Types Assigned https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=61564e5023b7229ec85d Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.4.2
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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

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