CVE-2023-3108

A flaw was found in the subsequent get_user_pages_fast in the Linux kernel’s interface for symmetric key cipher algorithms in the skcipher_recvmsg of crypto/algif_skcipher.c function. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system.

CVSS v3 6.2 MEDIUM

6.2^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.5 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3108	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2221472	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9399f0c51489ae8c16d6559b82a452fdc1895e91	Patch
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3108	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2221472	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9399f0c51489ae8c16d6559b82a452fdc1895e91	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

06 Mar 2025, 16:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-400

21 Nov 2024, 08:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3108 - Third Party Advisory~~	() https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3108 - Third Party Advisory
References	~~() https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2221472 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2221472 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
References	~~() https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9399f0c51489ae8c16d6559b82a452fdc1895e91 - Patch~~	() https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9399f0c51489ae8c16d6559b82a452fdc1895e91 - Patch
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~4.7~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 6.2

Information

Published : 2023-07-11 16:15

Updated : 2025-03-06 16:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-3108

Mitre link : CVE-2023-3108

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-3108

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

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