CVE-2023-1611
MEDIUM
6.3
CVSS Score
Published: April 3, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:28 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsLinux KernelFedoraKernel
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Severity
MEDIUM6.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
A use-after-free flaw was found in btrfs_search_slot in fs/btrfs/ctree.c in btrfs in the Linux Kernel.This flaw allows an attacker to crash the system and possibly cause a kernel information lea
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
2.6.13 ≤ v < 5.10.1775.15 ≤ v < 5.15.1066.1 ≤ v < 6.1.236.2 ≤ v < 6.2.102.6.12 rc22.6.12 rc32.6.12 rc42.6.12 rc52.6.12 rc66.36.3 rc16.3 rc26.3 rc36.3 rc46.3 rc5
Affected range stops below 5.10.177, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.15.106, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.1.23, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.2.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2181342
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2f1a6be12ab6c8470d5776e68644726c94257c54
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5QCM6XO4HSPLGR3DFYWFRIA3GCBIHZR4/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZWECAZ7V7EPSXMINO6Q6KWNKDY2CO6ZW/
References (6)
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2181342Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.htmlSSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
6.3MEDIUMCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416
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