CVE-2023-2513

Public on 2023-05-08
Modified on 2024-03-27
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.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
6.7
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 kernel 2023-05-16 ALAS-2023-1744 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2 - Core kernel 2023-05-16 ALAS2-2023-2035 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra kernel 2023-05-16 ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2023-032 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra kernel 2022-10-11 ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2022-008 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra kernel 2023-05-16 ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2023-045 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel Not Affected

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD CVSSv3 6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H