CVE-2023-26544 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In the Linux kernel 6.0.8, there is a use-after-free in run_unpack in fs/ntfs3/run.c, related to a difference between NTFS sector size and media sector size.

Published: 2023-02-25

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Ubuntu USN	USN-6079-1	Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-6091-1	Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-6096-1	Linux kernel vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0002.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1208697
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=887bfc546097fbe8071dac13b2fef73b77920899
https://lkml.org/lkml/2023/2/20/128
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26544
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230316-0010/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-26544

History

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Subscriptions

Linux Linux Kernel

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-05-05T16:04:24.668Z

Reserved: 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-26544

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-25T04:15:10.057

Modified: 2025-05-05T16:15:31.337

Link: CVE-2023-26544

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2023-02-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-26544 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-416

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