CVE-2023-46838
What it is
Transmit requests in Xen's virtual network protocol can consist of multiple parts. While not really useful, except for the initial part any of them may be of zero length, i.e. carry no data at all. Besides a certain initial portion of the to be transferred data, these parts are directly translated into what Linux calls SKB fragments. Such converted request parts can, when for a particular SKB they are all of length zero, lead to a de-reference of NULL in core networking code.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 1.2% 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: 1.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 1.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-476 · NULL pointer dereference
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 4.19.306
- Linux Kernel < 5.4.268
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.209
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.148
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.75
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.14
- Linux Kernel < 6.7.2
- Fedoraproject Fedora 38
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2023-46838.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2023-46838. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-448.html
- https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-448.html
References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/RGEKT4DKSDXDS34EL7M4UVJMMPH7Z3ZZ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZFYW6R64GPLUOXSQBJI3JBUX3HGLAYPP/
- https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-448.html
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-448.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/RGEKT4DKSDXDS34EL7M4UVJMMPH7Z3ZZ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZFYW6R64GPLUOXSQBJI3JBUX3HGLAYPP/
- https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-448.html