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Red Hat: CVE-2023-45863: kernel: lib/kobject.c vulnerable to fill_kobj_path out-of-bounds write (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2023-45863: kernel: lib/kobject.c vulnerable to fill_kobj_path out-of-bounds write (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
10/14/2023
Created
05/24/2024
Added
05/23/2024
Modified
05/23/2024

Description

An issue was discovered in lib/kobject.c in the Linux kernel before 6.2.3. With root access, an attacker can trigger a race condition that results in a fill_kobj_path out-of-bounds write.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-kernel
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-rt

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