CVE-2023-4389

highpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.003 · 17 %ileDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.25% (17th) EPSS
CVSS 7.1 · high
Is it mine?
13 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
5 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A flaw was found in btrfs_get_root_ref in fs/btrfs/disk-io.c in the btrfs filesystem in the Linux Kernel due to a double decrement of the reference count. This issue may allow a local attacker with user privilege to crash the system or may lead to leaked internal kernel information.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.1
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–7.1

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.2
v3.17.1highAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.17highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.17highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · secalert@redhat.com USexploitability 1 · impact 5.9
v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

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affected products (13)

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advisories (1)

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  • WID-SEC-W-2023-2074Linux Kernel: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-08-16csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen im Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen und vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen.

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also known as (4)

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sources

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references (14)

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