High severity · published Mar 27, 2023
CVE-2023-1077
In the Linux kernel, pick_next_rt_entity() may return a type confused entry, not detected by the BUG_ON condition, as the confused entry will not be NULL, but list_head.The buggy…
7.0
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, pick_next_rt_entity() may return a type confused entry, not detected by the BUG_ON condition, as the confused entry will not be NULL, but list_head.The buggy error condition would lead to a type confused entry with the list head,which would then be used as a type confused sched_rt_entity,causing memory corruption.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 20% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
2.6.25 before 4.19.293; 4.20 before 5.4.235; 5.5 before 5.10.173; 5.11 before 5.15.99; 5.16 before 6.1.16; 6.2 before 6.2.3 · source: vendor, NVD
8F
8300 Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
8F
8700 Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
AF
A400 Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
AF
A700s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
CF
C400 Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
10.0 · source: NVD
HF
H300s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H410c Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H410s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H500s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H700s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1077
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1077
Mailing List
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/commit/?id=7c4a5b89a0b5a57a64b601775b296abf77a9fe97
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.html
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230511-0002/
cert-portal.siemens.com
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
cert-portal.siemens.com
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html
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