Vulnerability · Published Oct 14, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-45863
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the bpftool package (AlmaLinux). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 21% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 78.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in lib/kobject.c in the Linux kernel before 6.2.3. With root access, an attacker can trigger a race condition that results in a fill_kobj_path out-of-bounds write.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | bpftool | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3138 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | bpftool | 7.3.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3138 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-core | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-core | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-devel | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-modules | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-modules-core | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-devel | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-devel-matched | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-modules | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-modules-core | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-modules-extra | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-abi-stablelists | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3138 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-abi-stablelists | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-core | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3138 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-core | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-cross-headers | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3138 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-cross-headers | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3138 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-core | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3138 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-core | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-devel | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3138 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-devel | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-devel-matched | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-modules | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3138 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-modules | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-modules-core | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-modules-extra | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3138 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-modules-extra | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-uki-virt | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-devel | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3138 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-devel | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-devel-matched | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-doc | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3138 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-doc | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-headers | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3138 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-headers | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-modules | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3138 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-modules | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-modules-core | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-modules-extra | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3138 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-modules-extra | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt | 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:2950 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-core | 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:2950 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-core | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug | 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:2950 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-core | 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:2950 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-core | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-devel | 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:2950 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-devel | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-kvm | 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:2950 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-modules | 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:2950 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-modules | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-modules-core | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra | 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:2950 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-devel | 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:2950 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-devel | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-kvm | 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:2950 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-modules | 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:2950 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-modules | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-modules-core | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-modules-extra | 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:2950 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-modules-extra | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-tools | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3138 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-tools-libs | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3138 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools-libs | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-tools-libs-devel | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3138 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools-libs-devel | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-uki-virt | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3138 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump-core | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3138 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-core | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump-devel | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3138 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-devel | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3138 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3138 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libperf | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | perf | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3138 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | perf | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-perf | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3138 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | python3-perf | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | rtla | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | rv | 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2394 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.20-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-45863 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 6.1.20-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-45863 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.1.20-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-45863 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | kernel | 0:4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10.cloud.0.1 | RXSA-2024:3138 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | kernel | 0:4.18.0-553.el8_10 | RLSA-2024:3138 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | kernel-rt | 0:4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 | RLSA-2024:2950 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-75.82 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45863 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-allwinner-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45863 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1038.43 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45863 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45863 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1040.47 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45863 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45863 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1041.48.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45863 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45863 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1036.44 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45863 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45863 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1036.41 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45863 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1022.27 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45863 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45863 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1032.35 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45863 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1033.38 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45863 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1035.40 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45863 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-75.82 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45863 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45863 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1027.27 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45863 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 5.15.0-1015.15 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45863 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45863 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45863 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | 6.1.0-1009.9 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45863 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1037.43 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45863 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1032.35 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45863 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45863 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45863 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45863 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45863 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45863 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3bb2a01caa813d3a1845d378bbe4169ef280d394
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.3
- [debian-lts-announce] 20240111 [SECURITY] [DLA 3710-1] linux security update mailing-list
- [debian-lts-announce] 20240111 [SECURITY] [DLA 3711-1] linux-5.10 security update mailing-list
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-831302.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-769027.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-613116.html