CVE-2023-4394 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-4394: Memory leak in btrfs_get_dev_args_from_path()

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Weakness CWE-400
Published August 17, 2023
Last update February 27, 2025
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CVSS base score

6.7/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in btrfs_get_dev_args_from_path in fs/btrfs/volumes.c in btrfs file-system in the Linux Kernel. This flaw allows a local attacker with special privileges to cause a system crash or leak internal kernel information

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 17, 2023 CVE published
February 27, 2025 Record updated