CVE-2023-2612
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CVE-2023-2612 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.7/10 on the CVSS scale. 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).. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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).
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 20.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 22.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 22.10 |
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-2612Vendor Advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6122-1Vendor Advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6123-1Vendor Advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6124-1Vendor Advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6127-1Vendor Advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-2612Vendor Advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6122-1Vendor Advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6123-1Vendor Advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6124-1Vendor Advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6127-1Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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