CVE-2023-0458
Spectre V1 Gadget in do_prlimit in the Linux Kernel
Severity Score
4.7
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
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
A vulnerabilty was found in Linux Kernel, where 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.
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Attack Vector
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
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Timeline
- 2023-01-24 CVE Reserved
- 2023-04-26 CVE Published
- 2023-05-03 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
CAPEC
- CAPEC-129: Pointer Manipulation
References (6)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.html | Mailing List |
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| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-0458 | 2024-02-07 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2193219 | 2024-02-07 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | < 6.1.8 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.1.8" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 6.2 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "6.2" | rc1 |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 6.2 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "6.2" | rc2 |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 6.2 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "6.2" | rc3 |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 6.2 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "6.2" | rc4 |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0" | - |
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