CVE-2023-53165
udf: Fix uninitialized array access for some pathnames
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: udf: Fix uninitialized array access for some pathnames For filenames that begin with . and are between 2 and 5 characters long, UDF charset conversion code would read uninitialized memory in the output buffer. The only practical impact is that the name may be prepended a "unification hash" when it is not actually needed but still it is good to fix this.
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.kernel.org/stable/c/008ae78d1e12efa904dc819b1ec83e2bca6b2c56
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/028f6055c912588e6f72722d89c30b401bbcf013
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f1368af47acf4d0b2a5fb0d2c0d6919d2234b6d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4503f6fc95d6dee85fb2c54785848799e192c51c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d50988da0db167aed6f38685145cb5cd526c4f8
References (8)
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
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