Kernel Crash Vulnerability in Oracle's Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel
CVE-2023-22024

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Oracle
Status
Oracle Linux
Oracle Vm
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 September 2023

What is CVE-2023-22024?

The Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK) contains a vulnerability in its RDS module, where the setsockopt options RDS_CONN_RESET and RDS6_CONN_RESET are not re-entrant. This flaw allows a malicious local user with CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges to exploit the vulnerability, potentially leading to a system crash. As a result, this can disrupt the availability of the kernel, impacting overall system operations.

Affected Version(s)

Oracle Linux Oracle Linux: 6

Oracle Linux Oracle Linux: 7

Oracle Linux Oracle Linux: 8

References

https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2023-22024.html
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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