Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's TUN/TAP functionality. This issue could allow a local user to bypass network filters and gain unauthorized access to some resources. The original patches fixing CVE-2023-1076 are incorrect or incomplete. The problem is that the following upstream commits - a096ccca6e50 ("tun: tun_chr_open(): correctly initialize socket uid"), - 66b2c338adce ("tap: tap_open(): correctly initialize socket uid"), pass "inode->i_uid" to sock_init_data_uid() as the last parameter and that turns out to not be accurate.
Published: 2023-08-07
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3623-1 linux-5.10 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5480-1 linux security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5492-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-54072 A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's TUN/TAP functionality. This issue could allow a local user to bypass network filters and gain unauthorized access to some resources. The original patches fixing CVE-2023-1076 are incorrect or incomplete. The problem is that the following upstream commits - a096ccca6e50 ("tun: tun_chr_open(): correctly initialize socket uid"), - 66b2c338adce ("tap: tap_open(): correctly initialize socket uid"), pass "inode->i_uid" to sock_init_data_uid() as the last parameter and that turns out to not be accurate.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6343-1 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6385-1 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6412-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6416-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6416-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6416-3 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6417-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6445-1 Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6445-2 Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6466-1 Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities

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Debian Debian Linux
Fedoraproject Fedora
Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhev Hypervisor
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-24T11:22:55.319Z

Reserved: 2023-08-06T15:05:48.734Z

Link: CVE-2023-4194

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-08-07T14:15:11.743

Modified: 2026-03-24T12:16:07.980

Link: CVE-2023-4194

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2023-08-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-4194 - Bugzilla

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