CVE-2023-42752

Published Oct 13, 2023

Last updated a year ago

CVSS medium 5.5

Overview

Description: An integer overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel. This issue leads to the kernel allocating `skb_shared_info` in the userspace, which is exploitable in systems without SMAP protection since `skb_shared_info` contains references to function pointers.
Source: secalert@redhat.com
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 5.5
Impact score: 3.6
Exploitability score: 1.8
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity: MEDIUM

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-190
secalert@redhat.com: CWE-190

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

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