CVE-2023-26545 — Double Free in Kernel

CWE-415 — Double Free43 documents11 sources
Severity
4.7MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8OSV7.8OSV7.0OSV5.9OSV5.5OSV4.6
EPSS
0.0%
top 97.41%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
11
Linux KernelDebian LinuxDebian Linux+8 more
Timeline
PublishedFeb 25
Latest updateFeb 13

Description

In the Linux kernel before 6.1.13, there is a double free in net/mpls/af_mpls.c upon an allocation failure (for registering the sysctl table under a new location) during the renaming of a device.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.0 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages12 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel4.1 — 6.1.13
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.178-1+3
▶Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 4.15.0-209.220+3
▶debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.15-1 (bookworm)

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

18
OSV
linux-iot vulnerabilities↗2023-07-27
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OSV
linux-xilinx-zynqmp vulnerabilities↗2023-07-12
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OSV
linux-intel-iotg-5.15 vulnerabilities↗2023-06-01
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OSV
linux-bluefield vulnerabilities↗2023-05-22
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OSV
linux-oem-5.17 vulnerabilities↗2023-05-10
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📋Vendor Advisories

22
CISA ICS
Siemens SCALANCE W700↗2025-02-13
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Palo Alto
PAN-SA-2024-0001 Informational Bulletin: Impact of OSS CVEs in PAN-OS↗2024-02-14
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (IoT) vulnerabilities↗2023-07-27
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Xilinx ZynqMP) vulnerabilities↗2023-07-12
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities↗2023-06-01
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📄Research Papers

1
arXiv
Top of the Heap: Efficient Memory Error Protection of Safe Heap Objects↗2024-08-19
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2023-26545 kernel: mpls: double free on sysctl allocation failure↗2023-03-28
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