Security advisory

{
  "id": "68d6ea273362d3557cedf81aefd15807e1b9f2698008e56936d241f38fa11ed1",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2124",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2023-2124",
    "summary": "An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s XFS file system in how a user restores an XFS image after failure (with a dirty log journal). This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2023-2124",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "unknown",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2023-2124",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2023-2124"
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "ac9a78681b921877518763ba0e89202254349d1b"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "ac9a78681b921877518763ba0e89202254349d1b"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "Linux kernel 6.4-rc1"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "Linux kernel 6.4-rc1"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD",
                    "strategy": "StandaloneSingleVersion"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "Linux kernel 6.4-rc1",
            "v6.4-rc1"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-2124.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:32.427435802Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item_recover.c?h=v6.4-rc1&id=22ed903eee23a5b174e240f1cdfa9acf393a5210",
        "https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=7e9494b8b399902e994e",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/2xxx/CVE-2023-2124.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2124",
        "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230622-0010/",
        "https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5448",
        "https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5480",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cwe_ids": [
          "CWE-787"
        ],
        "cna_assigner": "redhat",
        "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/2xxx/CVE-2023-2124.json"
      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2023-2124",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 499444,
  "published_at": "2023-05-15T00:00:00+00:00"
}