CVE-2023-4387

CVE Details

Release Date:

2022-05-14

Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in vmxnet3_rq_alloc_rx_buf in drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c in VMware's vmxnet3 ethernet NIC driver in the Linux Kernel. This issue could allow a local attacker to crash the system due to a double-free while cleaning up vmxnet3_rq_cleanup_all, which could also lead to a kernel information leak problem.

See more information about CVE-2023-4387 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:	7.1	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2023-12842	2023-10-03
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2023-12842	2023-10-03
Oracle VM version 3 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2023-0023	2023-11-02

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