CVE Catalog

CVE-2023-4387

HighCVSS 7.1
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.25%

16th percentile - higher than 16% of all known CVEs

Summary

A use-after-free flaw was found in the vmxnet3 Ethernet NIC driver in the Linux Kernel, which could allow a local attacker to crash the system due to a double-free during vmxnet3_rq_cleanup_all, potentially leading to a kernel information leak.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability poses a risk of system crashes and potential leakage of sensitive information, which could impact the organization's security.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the vmxnet3 driver to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor the system for unauthorized activities.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A use-after-free flaw was found in vmxnet3_rq_alloc_rx_buf in drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c in VMware's vmxnet3 ethernet NIC driver in the Linux Kernel. This issue could allow a local attacker to crash the system due to a double-free while cleaning up vmxnet3_rq_cleanup_all, which could also lead to a kernel information leak problem.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS