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CVE-2023-3268

high

Description

An out of bounds (OOB) memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel in relay_file_read_start_pos in kernel/relay.c in the relayfs. This flaw could allow a local attacker to crash the system or leak kernel internal information.

References

https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5480

https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5448

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230824-0006/

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00030.html

https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/1682238502-1892-1-git-send-email-yangpc%40wangsu.com/T/

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=43ec16f1450f4936025a9bdf1a273affdb9732c1

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-43944

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2023-06-16

Updated: 2026-09-01

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.2

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00057