Vulnerability CVE-2023-2008


Published: 2023-04-14

Description:
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's udmabuf device driver. The specific flaw exists within a fault handler. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a memory access past the end of an array. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the kernel.

 References:
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-441/
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/05b252cccb2e5c3f56119d25de684b4f810ba4
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgiid=2186862

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