CVE-2023-0458

CVE Details

Release Date:

2023-01-21

Description

A speculative pointer dereference problem exists in the Linux Kernel on the do_prlimit() function. The resource argument value is controlled and is used in pointer arithmetic for the 'rlim' variable and can be used to leak the contents. We recommend upgrading past version 6.1.8 or commit 739790605705ddcf18f21782b9c99ad7d53a8c11

See more information about CVE-2023-0458 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	4.7	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	High
Privileges Required:	Low	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2023-12375	2023-06-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2023-12375	2023-06-07
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel)	ELSA-2023-7077	2023-11-17
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel)	ELSA-2023-4377	2023-08-04
Oracle VM version 3 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2023-0016	2023-08-03

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