PT-2023-2068 · Linux+4 · Linux Kernel+4
Hsin-Wei Hung
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Published
2023-03-30
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Updated
2026-05-26
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CVE-2023-0160
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to a deadlock flaw in the Linux kernel's BPF subsystem, which can be exploited by a local user to potentially crash the system. Additionally, there is a problem with the sock hash delete elem() function in the net/core/sock map.c module, associated with incorrect serialization of the htab->buckets[i].lock resource, allowing an attacker to cause a denial of service.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
DoS
Improper Locking
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Astra Linux
Linux Kernel
Red Os
Suse