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CVE-2023-2019 (GCVE-0-2023-2019)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-04-24 00:00 – Updated: 2025-03-18 19:17
VLAI
Summary
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's netdevsim device driver, within the scheduling of events. This issue results from the improper management of a reference count. This may allow an attacker to create a denial of service condition on the system.
Severity
4.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-06 15:56 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Linux kernel's netdevsim device driver Affected: Fixed in kernel v6.0-rc1
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