CVE-2023-45863

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    CVE-2023-45863

    Published: 14 Oct 2023Last Modified: 29 Oct 2026

    Summary:

    Details: An issue was discovered in lib/kobject.c in the Linux kernel before 6.2.3. With root access, an attacker can trigger a race condition that results in a fill_kobj_path out-of-bounds write.

    References: https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.3, https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-613116.html, https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-769027.html, https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html, https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-831302.html, https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3bb2a01caa813d3a1845d378bbe4169ef280d394, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/45xxx/CVE-2023-45863.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45863, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00005.html

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3bb2a01caa813d3a1845d378bbe4169ef280d394

    Affected versions

    v6.2-rc1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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