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CVE-2023-0458

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Published: Apr 26, 2023Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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4.7
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploitability: 1.0 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

A speculative pointer dereference problem exists in the Linux Kernel on the do_prlimit() function. The resource argument value is controlled and is used in pointer arithmetic for the 'rlim' variable and can be used to leak the contents. We recommend upgrading past version 6.1.8 or commit 739790605705ddcf18f21782b9c99ad7d53a8c11

Affected (6)

Linux
1 product
Linux Kernel
Debian
1 product
Debian Linux
Configuration A
5 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Linux
Linux Kernel
Before 6.1.8
Linux Kernel
Version 6.2 rc1
Linux Kernel
Version 6.2 rc2
Linux Kernel
Version 6.2 rc3
Linux Kernel
Version 6.2 rc4
Configuration B
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Debian Linux
Version 10.0

Related CWEs

CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

References (8)

Source: cve-coordination@google.com
Patch
Source: cve-coordination@google.com
Patch
Source: cve-coordination@google.com
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: cve-coordination@google.com
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

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