Vulnerability · Published Mar 27, 2023 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2023-1076
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Linux kernel. 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 17% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
A flaw was found in the Linux Kernel. The tun/tap sockets have their socket UID hardcoded to 0 due to a type confusion in their initialization function. While it will be often correct, as tuntap devices require CAP_NET_ADMIN, it may not always be the case, e.g., a non-root user only having that capability. This would make tun/tap sockets being incorrectly treated in filtering/routing decisions, possibly bypassing network filters.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.20-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1076 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 6.1.20-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1076 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.1.20-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1076 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-75.82 | USN-6172-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-75.82 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1076 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1038.43 | USN-6172-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1038.43 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1076 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1040.47 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1076 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1040.47 | USN-6172-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1076 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1041.48.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1076 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1041.48.1 | USN-6223-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1076 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1036.44 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1076 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1036.44 | USN-6172-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1036.41 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1076 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1036.41 | USN-6172-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1022.27 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1076 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1022.27 | USN-6172-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.19 | 5.19.0-45.46~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1076 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.19 | 5.19.0-45.46~22.04.1 | USN-6171-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1032.35 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1076 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1032.35 | USN-6172-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1033.38 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1076 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1033.38 | USN-6207-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1035.40 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1076 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1035.40 | USN-6172-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-75.82 | USN-6172-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-75.82 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1076 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1027.27 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1076 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 5.15.0-1015.15 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1076 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1076 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | 6.0.0-1021.21 | USN-6385-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | 6.0.0-1021.21 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1076 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | 6.1.0-1009.9 | USN-6033-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | 6.1.0-1009.9 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1076 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1037.43 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1076 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1037.43 | USN-6172-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1032.35 | USN-6172-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1032.35 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1076 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1076 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1076 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1076 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | Linux kernel | unknown |
Weakness: CWE-791 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
References
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/commit/?id=66b2c338adce580dfce2199591e65e2bab889cff
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/commit/?id=a096ccca6e503a5c575717ff8a36ace27510ab0a
- [debian-lts-announce] 20230502 [SECURITY] [DLA 3404-1] linux-5.10 security update mailing-list