CVE-2023-2612 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-2612: shiftfs lock unbalance in Ubuntu-specific kernels

Vendor Canonical Ltd.
Product ubuntu-linux
Weakness CWE-667
Published May 30, 2023
Last update February 13, 2025

CVSS base score

4.4/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Jean-Baptiste Cayrou discovered that the shiftfs file system in the Ubuntu Linux kernel contained a race condition when handling inode locking in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (kernel deadlock).

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 30, 2023 CVE published
February 13, 2025 Record updated