Medium severity · published Oct 16, 2023
CVE-2023-40791
extract_user_to_sg in lib/scatterlist.c in the Linux kernel before 6.4.12 fails to unpin pages in a certain situation, as demonstrated by a WARNING for try_grab_page
6.3
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
extract_user_to_sg in lib/scatterlist.c in the Linux kernel before 6.4.12 fails to unpin pages in a certain situation, as demonstrated by a WARNING for try_grab_page.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
before 6.4.12 · source: NVD
HF
H300s 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-2023-40791
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-40791
Release Notes
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4.12
Mailing List
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f443fd5af5dbd531f880d3645d5dd36976cf087f
Exploit
https://lkml.org/lkml/2023/8/3/323
Mailing List
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-crypto/20571.1690369076%40warthog.procyon.org.uk/
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231110-0009/
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