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CVE-2023-3812 — An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s TUN/TAP devi

An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s TUN/TAP device driver functionality in how a user generates a malicious (too big) networking packet when napi frags is enabled. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on t

CVSS
7.8 HIGH
EPSS
1.00% (top 30.00%)
CWE
CWE-787
Published
2023-07-24T15:19:21.817Z
Last modified
2026-02-26T20:27:31.255Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

01What is this vulnerability?

An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s TUN/TAP device driver functionality in how a user generates a malicious (too big) networking packet when napi frags is enabled. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 80:4.18.0-513.9.1.rt7.311.el8_9
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 80:4.18.0-513.9.1.el8_9
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP Solutionsunspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP Solutions0:4.18.0-147.94.1.el8_1
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support0:4.18.0-193.133.1.el8_2
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service0:4.18.0-193.133.1.rt13.184.el8_2
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service0:4.18.0-193.133.1.el8_2
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutionsunspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions0:4.18.0-193.133.1.el8_2
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support0:4.18.0-305.120.1.el8_4
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service0:4.18.0-305.120.1.rt7.196.el8_4
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service0:4.18.0-305.120.1.el8_4
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions0:4.18.0-305.120.1.el8_4
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutionsunspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Supportunspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support0:4.18.0-372.87.1.el8_6
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Supportunspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support0:4.18.0-477.43.1.el8_8
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 90:5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 90:5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support0:5.14.0-70.80.1.el9_0
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support0:5.14.0-70.80.1.rt21.151.el9_0
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Supportunspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support0:5.14.0-284.40.1.el9_2
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support0:5.14.0-284.40.1.rt14.325.el9_2
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Supportunspecified
Red HatRed Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 80:4.18.0-372.87.1.el8_6
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9unspecified

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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