High severity · published Apr 24, 2023
CVE-2023-2006
A race condition was found in the Linux kernel's RxRPC network protocol, within the processing of RxRPC bundles
7.0
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
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)0.4% · higher than 30% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
5.10 before 5.10.157; 5.11 before 5.15.81; 5.16 before 6.0.11 · source: NVD
HB
Hci Baseboard Management Controller · Netapp
h300s; h410c; h410s; h500s; h700s · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2006
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2006
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2189112
Patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3bcd6c7eaa53
Patch
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230609-0004/
Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-439/
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