Description
A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem in the way it handled the extra inode size for extended attributes. This flaw could allow a privileged local user to cause a system crash or other undefined behaviors.
Published: 2023-05-08
Score: 6.7 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-33995 A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem in the way it handled the extra inode size for extended attributes. This flaw could allow a privileged local user to cause a system crash or other undefined behaviors.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6254-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
History

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:15:00 +0000

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Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel Eus Rhev Hypervisor
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2025-04-23T16:21:53.558Z

Reserved: 2023-05-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-2513

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T06:26:09.163Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-05-08T21:15:11.077

Modified: 2025-04-23T17:16:29.350

Link: CVE-2023-2513

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2022-06-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-2513 - Bugzilla

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