CVE-2023-0458
mediumpriority · track · 19EPSS 0.007 · 54 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A speculative pointer dereference problem exists in the Linux Kernel on the do_prlimit() function. The resource argument value is controlled and is used in pointer arithmetic for the 'rlim' variable and can be used to leak the contents. We recommend upgrading past version 6.1.8 or commit 739790605705ddcf18f21782b9c99ad7d53a8c11
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affected products (23)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-1082Linux Kernel: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Offenlegung von InformationenDeutsch2023-04-26csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle im Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-1086IBM QRadar SIEM: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-05-09csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM QRadar SIEM ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, Dateien zu manipulieren, seine Privilegien zu erweitern, einen Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS)-Angriff durchzuführen oder einen nicht spezifizierten Angriff auszuführen.
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references (18)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-0458/cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/diff/kernel/sys.c?id=v6.1.8&id2=v6.1.7cnnvd
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/739790605705ddcf18f21782b9c99ad7d53a8c11cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.2462cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.2764cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.2976cnnvd
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