CVE-2023-1074 — A memory leak flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Stream Control Transmission P
A memory leak flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Stream Control Transmission Protocol. This issue may occur when a user starts a malicious networking service and someone connects to this service. This could allow a local user to starve resources, causing a denial of servic
Published
2023-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2025-03-19T15:44:36.435Z
01What is this vulnerability?
A memory leak flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Stream Control Transmission Protocol. This issue may occur when a user starts a malicious networking service and someone connects to this service. This could allow a local user to starve resources, causing a denial of service.
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| n | a / kernel | unknown |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2023-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Last modified: 2025-03-19T15:44:36.435Z
09References
- bugzilla.redhat.com — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2173430
- git.kernel.org — https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/commit/?id=4…
- www.openwall.com — https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/01/23/1
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.html
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html
- www.openwall.com — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/05/4
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