CVE - CVE-2023-3773

CVE-ID
CVE-2023-3773	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MISC:RHBZ#2218944 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2218944 MISC:RHSA-2023:6583 URL:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6583 MISC:https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3773 URL:https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3773 MISC:https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html URL:https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html MISC:https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5492 URL:https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5492
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20230719	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20230719)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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