CVE-2023-53317
Description
A vulnerability was found in the ext4 filesystem driver in the Linux kernel. This flaw occurs when the system processes a maliciously crafted or corrupted ext4 filesystem image, as the driver fails to properly validate its structural data. A local user with the ability to mount such an image could use this flaw to cause a system crash, resulting in a denial of service. This vulnerability could also lead to silent corruption of data on the affected filesystem.
Statement
This vulnerability will only result in a Denial of Service when the panic_on_warn flag is enabled, which is not the default configuration for Red hat Linux installations.
Red Hat Product Security team has rated this vulnerability as having a Moderate severity due to the fact an attacker needs to have privileges to mount the filesystem, additionally the complexity of corrupting the block bitmap can be considered high and the attacker has no full control on how the data will be corrupted in a event of a successful attack.
Mitigation
There's no available mitigation for this issue.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).
CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Attack Vector | Local | Local | Local |
| Attack Complexity | High | Low | Low |
| Privileges Required | Low | Low | Low |
| User Interaction | None | None | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None | None | None |
| Integrity Impact | Low | None | None |
| Availability Impact | High | High | High |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
NVD: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
cve.org: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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