CVE-2023-37454

Public on 2023-07-06
Modified on 2025-08-06
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 6.4.2. A crafted UDF filesystem image causes a use-after-free write operation in the udf_put_super and udf_close_lvid functions in fs/udf/super.c. NOTE: the suse.com reference has a different perspective about this.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
6.7
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 kernel No Fix Planned
Amazon Linux 2 - Core kernel No Fix Planned
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra kernel No Fix Planned
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra kernel No Fix Planned
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra kernel No Fix Planned
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel No Fix Planned

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2023-37454 Mitre: CVE-2023-37454