CVE-2023-2176

high

Description

A vulnerability was found in compare_netdev_and_ip in drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c in RDMA in the Linux Kernel. The improper cleanup results in out-of-boundary read, where a local user can utilize this problem to crash the system or escalation of privilege.

References

https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-rdma/msg114749.html

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230609-0005/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2023-04-20

Updated: 2023-07-27

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High