5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-3773
Linux Kernel XFRM Out-of-Bounds Read (Privilege Escalation)
Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s IP framework for transforming packets (XFRM subsystem). This issue may allow a malicious user with CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges to cause a 4 byte out-of-bounds read of XFRMA_MTIMER_THRESH when parsing netlink attributes, leading to potential leakage of sensitive heap data to userspace.

INFO

Published Date :

July 25, 2023, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:18 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-3773 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
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-3773 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-3773 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6583
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3773
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2218944
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5492
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 16, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5492
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6583 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-125
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 29, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5492 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5492 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 20, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 10, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5492 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 03, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3773 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3773 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2218944 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2218944 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-125
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.05 }} 0.00%

score

0.14622

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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