Description
A use-after-free flaw was found in vhost_net_set_backend in drivers/vhost/net.c in virtio network subcomponent in the Linux kernel due to a double fget. This flaw could allow a local attacker to crash the system, and could even lead to a kernel information leak problem.
Published: 2023-04-05
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6740-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
History

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9

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Linux Linux Kernel
Netapp H300s H410c H410s H500s H700s
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel Eus Rhev Hypervisor
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-02T06:05:26.723Z

Reserved: 2023-04-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-1838

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-04-05T19:15:07.793

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:39:59.817

Link: CVE-2023-1838

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2022-05-16T10:30:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-1838 - Bugzilla

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