CVE-2023-4273
What it is
A flaw was found in the exFAT driver of the Linux kernel. The vulnerability exists in the implementation of the file name reconstruction function, which is responsible for reading file name entries from a directory index and merging file name parts belonging to one file into a single long file name. Since the file name characters are copied into a stack variable, a local privileged attacker could use this flaw to overflow the kernel stack.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with an admin-level account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering.
- Exploit odds
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.6% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.0 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.6% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-121
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 6.4
- Linux Kernel 6.5
- Fedoraproject Fedora 37
- Fedoraproject Fedora 38
- Redhat Enterprise Linux 9.0
- Debian Linux 11.0
- Debian Linux 12.0
- Netapp h300s Firmware
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 6.0
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2221609
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2221609
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6583
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4273
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2221609
- https://dfir.ru/2023/08/23/cve-2023-4273-a-vulnerability-in-the-linux-exfat-driver/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6583
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4273
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2221609
- https://dfir.ru/2023/08/23/cve-2023-4273-a-vulnerability-in-the-linux-exfat-driver/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/344H6HO6SSC4KT7PDFXSDIXKMKHISSGF/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/3TYLSJ2SAI7RF56ZLQ5CQWCJLVJSD73Q/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231027-0002/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5480
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5492
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-831302.html