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CVE-2023-2860 — An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in the SR-IPv6 implementation in t

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in the SR-IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel. The flaw exists within the processing of seg6 attributes. The issue results from the improper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated

CVSS
4.4 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.01% (top 97.70%)
CWE
CWE-125
Published
2023-07-24T15:19:18.473Z
Last modified
2025-03-05T18:47:56.873Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

01What is this vulnerability?

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in the SR-IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel. The flaw exists within the processing of seg6 attributes. The issue results from the improper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. This flaw allows a privileged local user to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of the…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
na / kernel6.0-rc5
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9unspecified
FedoraFedoraunspecified

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

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

09References

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