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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2023-4732

In this flaw, an attacker with a local user privilege may cause a denial of service problem due to a BUG statement referencing pmd_t x.

MEDIUM 4.7EPSS 0.18%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.18%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

A flaw was found in pfn_swap_entry_to_page in memory management subsystem in the Linux Kernel. In this flaw, an attacker with a local user privilege may cause a denial of service problem due to a BUG statement referencing pmd_t x.

CVSS 3.1
4.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.18% probability · 8th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-366, CWE-362
Affected
linux/linux kernel · redhat/codeready linux builder · redhat/codeready linux builder for arm64 · redhat/codeready linux builder for power little endian · redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/enterprise linux for arm 64 · redhat/enterprise linux for ibm z systems · redhat/enterprise linux for power little endian · redhat/enterprise linux for real time · redhat/enterprise linux for real time for nfv
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.