CVE-2023-3090
Published:June 28, 2023
Updated:May 18, 2026
A heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Linux Kernel ipvlan network driver can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation.
The out-of-bounds write is caused by missing skb->cb initialization in the ipvlan network driver. The vulnerability is reachable if CONFIG_IPVLAN is enabled.
We recommend upgrading past commit 90cbed5247439a966b645b34eb0a2e037836ea8e.
Affected Packages
linux-libc-headers (YOCTO):
Affected version(s) >=5.4 <5.14Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 5.14linux-yocto (YOCTO):
Affected version(s) >=4.8 <4.8.26+gitAUTOINC+1c60e003c7_27efc3ba68Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.8.26+gitAUTOINC+1c60e003c7_27efc3ba68linux-yocto (YOCTO):
Affected version(s) =4.9.3+gitAUTOINC+03a2d3f7f9_881cba95ae <4.10+gitAUTOINC+805ea440c7_b259a5d744Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.10+gitAUTOINC+805ea440c7_b259a5d744Related Resources (10)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Out-of-bounds Write
EPSS
Base Score:
0.01