Vulnerability · Published Mar 27, 2023 · Assigned by redhat

CVE-2023-1078

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity out-of-bounds write 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 0.2% (higher than 16% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 83.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A flaw was found in the Linux Kernel in RDS (Reliable Datagram Sockets) protocol. The rds_rm_zerocopy_callback() uses list_entry() on the head of a list causing a type confusion. Local user can trigger this with rds_message_put(). Type confusion leads to `struct rds_msg_zcopy_info *info` actually points to something else that is potentially controlled by local user. It is known how to trigger this, which causes an out of bounds access, and a lock corruption.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.12-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1078
Debian:13linux6.1.12-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1078
Debian:14linux6.1.12-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1078
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-72.79UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1078
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-72.79USN-6080-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1036.40USN-6080-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1036.40UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1078
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1038.45UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1078
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1038.45USN-6080-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.195.19.0-1026.29~22.04.1USN-6079-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.195.19.0-1026.29~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1078
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1038.45.1UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1078
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1038.45.1USN-6080-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1034.42UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1078
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1034.42USN-6090-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1033.38UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1078
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1033.38USN-6090-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1020.25USN-6090-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1020.25UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1078
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.195.19.0-42.43~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1078
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.195.19.0-42.43~22.04.1USN-6096-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1030.33UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1078
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1030.33USN-6080-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1030.35USN-6133-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1030.35UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1078
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1033.38UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1078
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1033.38USN-6080-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-72.79UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1078
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-72.79USN-6080-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.195.19.0-1024.25~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1078
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1025.25UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1078
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-1078
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-1078
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.16.1.0-1008.8UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1078
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.16.1.0-1008.8USN-5978-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1035.41UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1078
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1035.41USN-6080-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1029.31UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1078
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1029.31USN-6085-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-1078
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-1078
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-1078

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a Linux kernel unknown

Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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