CVE-2023-4389

high

Description

A flaw was found in btrfs_get_root_ref in fs/btrfs/disk-io.c in the btrfs filesystem in the Linux Kernel due to a double decrement of the reference count. This issue may allow a local attacker with user privilege to crash the system or may lead to leaked internal kernel information.

References

https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-btrfs/patch/[email protected]/

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2219271

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4389

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2023-08-16

Updated: 2023-12-22

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Severity: High