UBUNTU-CVE-2023-2019

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2023-2019

    Published: 24 Apr 2023Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2023-2019

    Summary:

    Details: A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's netdevsim device driver, within the scheduling of events. This issue results from the improper management of a reference count. This may allow an attacker to create a denial of service condition on the system.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-2019, https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-CAN-17811/, https://git.kernel.org/linus/180a6a3ee60a7cb69ed1232388460644f6a21f00, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/180a6a3ee60a, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2189137, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2019

    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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