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Debian: CVE-2023-1077: linux -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2023-1077: linux -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/27/2023
Created
05/05/2023
Added
05/01/2023
Modified
07/03/2024

Description

In the Linux kernel, pick_next_rt_entity() may return a type confused entry, not detected by the BUG_ON condition, as the confused entry will not be NULL, but list_head.The buggy error condition would lead to a type confused entry with the list head,which would then be used as a type confused sched_rt_entity,causing memory corruption.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-linux

References

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