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High 7.1Published Jun 16, 2023
CVE-2023-3268An out of bounds (OOB) memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel in relay_file_read_start_pos in kernel/relay.c in the relayfs.
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An out of bounds (OOB) memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel in relay_file_read_start_pos in kernel/relay.c in the relayfs. This flaw could allow a local attacker to crash the system or leak kernel internal information.
- CVSS
- 7.1 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-125
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- redhat
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 14, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 14, 2026
Affected products
Linux kernel linux:kernel (from the name) | from 2.6.22 before 4.19.283; from 4.20 before 5.4.243; from 5.5 before 5.10.180; from 5.11 before 5.15.111; from 5.16 before 6.1.28; from 6.2 before 6.2.15; from 6.3 before 6.3.2 | CNA record |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem siemens:simatic_s7_1500_tm_mfp_gnu_linux_subsystem (from the name) | before V1.1 | CISA ADP |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 2.6.22 before 4.19.283; from 4.20 before 5.4.243; from 5.5 before 5.10.180; from 5.11 before 5.15.111; from 5.16 before 6.1.28; from 6.2 before 6.2.15; from 6.3 before 6.3.2 | NVD |
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux | 10.0; 11.0; 12.0 | NVD |
References
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/1682238502-1892-1-git-send-email-yangpc%40wangsu.com/T/vendor-advisory
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.2mailing-list, release-notes
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5448vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00030.htmlmailing-list, third-party-advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=43ec16f1450f4936025a9bdf1a273affdb9732c1patch
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5480vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230824-0006/third-party-advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.htmlmailing-list, third-party-advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-806742.html
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