UBUNTU-CVE-2023-2006

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2023-2006

    Published: 24 Apr 2023Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2023-2006

    Summary:

    Details: A race condition was found in the Linux kernel's RxRPC network protocol, within the processing of RxRPC bundles. This issue results from the lack of proper locking when performing operations on an object. This may allow an attacker to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the kernel.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-2006, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3bcd6c7eaa53, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2189112, https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-439/, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2006

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux-hwe-edge

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    4.8.0-28.30~16.04.1
    4.8.0-30.32~16.04.1
    4.8.0-32.34~16.04.1
    4.8.0-34.36~16.04.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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