CVE Catalog

CVE-2023-2269

MediumCVSS 4.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.22%

12th percentile - higher than 12% of all known CVEs

Summary

A denial of service problem was found in the Linux kernel due to a possible recursive locking scenario, resulting in a deadlock in table_clear in drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c in the Device Mapper-Multipathing sub-component.

Risk Assessment

The risk is the potential for a deadlock, leading to unavailability of the system or services related to block device management. The attack can be performed locally by a user with appropriate privileges.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a patched version. Also, monitor systems for unusual deadlocks.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A denial of service problem was found, due to a possible recursive locking scenario, resulting in a deadlock in table_clear in drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c in the Linux Kernel Device Mapper-Multipathing sub-component.

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