CVE-2023-52436

Public on 2024-02-20
Modified on 2024-04-26
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

f2fs: explicitly null-terminate the xattr list

When setting an xattr, explicitly null-terminate the xattr list. This
eliminates the fragile assumption that the unused xattr space is always
zeroed.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
5.3
See breakdown

Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 kernel Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Core kernel Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra kernel Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra kernel Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra kernel Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel Not Affected

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD CVSSv3 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H