CVE-2023-2124 — Out-of-bounds Write in Kernel
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
OSV6.5OSV5.5OSV4.7
EPSS
0.0%
top 94.52%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedMay 15
Latest updateJun 13
Description
An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s XFS file system in how a user restores an XFS image after failure (with a dirty log journal). This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9
Affected Packages8 packages
Also affects: Debian Linux 11.0, 12.0