CVE-2023-2593 Information

Description

A flaw exists within the Linux kernel’s handling of new TCP connections. The issue results from the lack of memory release after its effective lifetime. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to create a denial of service condition on the system.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2593 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2384787 https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAH2r5msyEy20e=FBx6wPWWc3kXzNR4b+zHshSqidRdFKVf_7Jg@mail.gmail.com/

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.9