CVE-2023-2019

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.

Score

CVSS 3.1 4.4 Medium

Status

Modified - secalert@redhat.com

Published

2023-04-24

Last modified

2025-03-18

Weaknesses

CWE-911

Affected products

• Linux Kernel (Linux)
• Enterprise Linux (Redhat)

References

• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2189137
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/180a6a3ee60a
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-CAN-17811/