Medium severity · published Feb 25, 2023
CVE-2023-26545
In the Linux kernel before 6.1.13, there is a double free in net/mpls/af_mpls.c upon an allocation failure (for registering the sysctl table under a new location) during the…
4.7
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel before 6.1.13, there is a double free in net/mpls/af_mpls.c upon an allocation failure (for registering the sysctl table under a new location) during the renaming of a device.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 26% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
4.1 before 6.1.13 · 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-2023-26545
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-26545
Release Notes
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.13
Issue Tracking
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fda6c89fe3d9aca073495a664e1d5aea28cd4377
Patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fda6c89fe3d9aca073495a664e1d5aea28cd4377
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.html
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230316-0009/
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