Vulnerability · Published Dec 25, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-51781
High 7.0
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the linux package (Debian). 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 24% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.0High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 6.6.8. atalk_ioctl in net/appletalk/ddp.c has a use-after-free because of an atalk_recvmsg race condition.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.69-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.69-1 | DSA-5593-1 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 6.6.8-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.6.8-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-97.107 | USN-6653-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-97.107 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-allwinner-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1055.60 | USN-6653-2 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1055.60 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1057.65 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1057.65 | USN-6653-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1057.65.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1057.65.1 | USN-6653-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1052.60 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1052.60 | USN-6653-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1051.56 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1051.56 | USN-6653-4 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1037.43 | USN-6653-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1037.43 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.5 | 6.5.0-21.21~22.04.1 | USN-6651-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.5 | 6.5.0-21.21~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1047.50 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1047.50 | USN-6653-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1049.55 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1049.55 | USN-6653-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1051.56 | USN-6653-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1051.56 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-97.107 | USN-6653-3 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-97.107 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | 6.5.0-21.21.1~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | 6.5.0-21.21.1~22.04.1 | USN-6651-2 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1045.45 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1045.45 | USN-6653-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.5 | 6.5.0-1014.14 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 5.15.0-1022.22 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra-igx | 5.15.0-1009.9 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | 6.1.0-1033.33 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | 6.1.0-1033.33 | USN-6639-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.5 | 6.5.0-1015.16 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.5 | 6.5.0-1015.16 | USN-6651-2 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1052.58 | USN-6653-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1052.58 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1047.50 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1047.50 | USN-6653-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 6.7.0-1001.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.5 | 6.5.0-21.21.1~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.5 | 6.5.0-1008.9~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.5 | 6.5.0-1008.9~22.04.1 | USN-6651-3 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | 5.15.0-1030.34 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51781 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.8
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/189ff16722ee36ced4d2a2469d4ab65a8fee4198
- [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