CVE-2023-45863
An issue was discovered in lib/kobject.c in the Linux kernel before 6.2.3.
Published Oct 14, 2023 · updated Oct 15, 2026 · linux linux kernel
An issue was discovered in lib/kobject.c in the Linux kernel before 6.2.3. With root access, an attacker can trigger a race condition that results in a fill_kobj_path out-of-bounds write.
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Oct 14, 2023 · NIST NVD
Detected
An issue was discovered in lib/kobject.c in the Linux kernel before 6.2.3. With root access, an attacker can trigger a race condition that results in a fill_kobj_path out-of-bounds write.
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
An issue was discovered in lib/kobject.c in the Linux kernel before 6.2.3. With root access, an attacker can trigger a race condition that results in a fill_kobj_path out-of-bounds write.
Affected
- cpe linux/linux kernelversion unspecified
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-45863
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-45863
30-day exploitation probability 0.3%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2023-45863
An issue was discovered in lib/kobject.c in the Linux kernel before 6.2.3. With root access, an attacker can trigger a race condition that results in a fill_kobj_path out-of-bounds write.
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