High severity · published Sep 22, 2023
CVE-2023-34319
Linux: buffer overrun in netback due to unusual packet
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The fix for XSA-423 added logic to Linux'es netback driver to deal with
a frontend splitting a packet in a way such that not all of the headers
would come in one piece. Unfortunately the logic introduced there
didn't account for the extreme case of the entire packet being split
into as many pieces as permitted by the protocol, yet still being
smaller than the area that's specially dealt with to keep all (possible)
headers together. Such an unusual packet would therefore trigger a
buffer overrun in the driver.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
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 21% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
4.9.336 before 4.10; 4.14.302 before 4.14.321; 4.19.269 before 4.19.290; 5.4.227 before 5.4.252; 5.10.159 before 5.10.189; 5.15.83 before 5.15.125; +2 more · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
10.0 · source: NVD
XE
Xen · Xen
3.2.0 and later · source: NVD
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.0 before V3.1.5; V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.0 before V3.1.5; V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 · source: CISA
SS
SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34319
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34319
Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175963/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0099-1.html
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240202-0001/
Mitigation
https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-432.html
xenbits.xen.org
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-432.html
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html
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