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LIN1021-5572 : Security Advisory - linux - CVE-2023-1838

Created: Apr 5, 2023    Updated: Apr 7, 2023
Resolved Date: Apr 6, 2023
Found In Version: 10.21.20.1
Fix Version: 10.21.20.16
Severity: Standard
Applicable for: Wind River Linux LTS 21
Component/s: Kernel

Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in vhost_net_set_backend in drivers/vhost/net.c in virtio network subcomponent in the Linux kernel due to a double fget. This flaw could allow a local attacker to crash the system, and could even lead to a kernel information leak problem.


CREATE(Triage):(User=admin) CVE-2023-1838 (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1838)

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