CVE-2023-2612
shiftfs lock unbalance in Ubuntu-specific kernels
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Description
Jean-Baptiste Cayrou discovered that the shiftfs file system in the Ubuntu Linux kernel contained a race condition when handling inode locking in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (kernel deadlock).
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/kinetic/commit/?id=02b47547824b1cd0d55c6744f91886f04de8947e
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-2612
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6122-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6123-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6124-1
References (7)
SSVC — Action Prioritization
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CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
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