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Status published
Medium
CVE-2023-42752
Kernel: integer overflow in igmpv3_newpack leading to exploitable memory access
Vulnerability Description
An integer overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel. This issue leads to the kernel allocating `skb_shared_info` in the userspace, which is exploitable in systems without SMAP protection since `skb_shared_info` contains references to function pointers.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175963/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0099-1.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-42752
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2239828
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=915d975b2ffa
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=c3b704d4a4a2
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Affected Software
Kernel, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Fedora
Vulnerable Versions:
6.6-rc1
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 13th, 2023
Last Modified:
August 2nd, 2024
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H