CVE-2023-1195 — Use After Free in Kernel
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8
EPSS
0.0%
top 95.94%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedMay 18
Latest updateMay 19
Description
A use-after-free flaw was found in reconn_set_ipaddr_from_hostname in fs/cifs/connect.c in the Linux kernel. The issue occurs when it forgets to set the free pointer server->hostname to NULL, leading to an invalid pointer request.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages8 packages
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
3📋Vendor Advisories
5Microsoft▶
A use-after-free flaw was found in reconn_set_ipaddr_from_hostname in fs/cifs/connect.c in the Linux kernel. The issue occurs when it forgets to set the free pointer server->hostname to NULL leading t↗2023-05-09
Debian▶
CVE-2023-1195: linux - A use-after-free flaw was found in reconn_set_ipaddr_from_hostname in fs/cifs/co...↗2023