VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-1838

CVSS score7.1 HIGH
EPSS probability0.25%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-04-05
Last modified2026-10-08
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in vhost_net_set_backend in drivers/vhost/net.c in virtio network subcomponent in the Linux kernel due to a double fget. This flaw could allow a local attacker to crash the system, and could even lead to a kernel information leak problem.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-416: Use After Free

Primary references