CVE-2023-0458 | BDVDB-2026-201036 Detail
LinuxLinux Kernel
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
Impact#
CAPEC-129 Pointer Manipulation
Weaknesses#
- CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
References#
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/diff/kernel/sys.c?id=v6.1.8&id2=v6.1.7
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/739790605705ddcf18f21782b9c99ad7d53a8c11
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.