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CVE-2023-1838 Details

Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in vhost_net_set_backend in drivers/vhost/net.c in virtio network subcomponent in the Linux kernel due to a double fget. This flaw could allow a local attacker to crash the system, and could even lead to a kernel information leak problem.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.1 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20220516084213.26854-1-jasowang%40redhat.com/T/ CVEThird Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230517-0003/ CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20220516084213.26854-1-jasowang%40redhat.com/T/ [email protected]Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230517-0003/ [email protected]Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-416Use After Free[email protected]
CWE-416Use After Free[email protected]

Affected Products

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Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-1838
NVD Published Date:
Apr 5, 2023
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2023-1838 Details - Not Deferred