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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42755

A flaw was found in the IPv4 Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) classifier in the Linux kernel. The xprt pointer may go beyond the linear part of the skb, leading to an out-of-bounds read in the `rsvp_classify` function. This issue may allow a local user to crash the system and cause a denial of service.

Products
linux
Affected versions
6.1.27-1, 6.1.37-1, 6.1.38-1, 6.1.38-2, 6.1.38-2~bpo11+1, 6.1.38-3, 6.1.38-4, 6.1.38-4~bpo11+1, 6.1.52-1, 6.1.55-1~bpo11+1
Fixed versions
6.1.55-1, 6.3.7-1
CVEs
CVE-2023-42755
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 15:41 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42755

core-osv · Original source

Published 5 Oct 2023, 19:15 UTC

A flaw was found in the IPv4 Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) classifier in the Linux kernel. The xprt pointer may go beyond the linear part of the skb, leading to an out-of-bounds read in the `rsvp_classify` function. This issue may allow a local user to crash the system and cause a denial of service.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42755

linux

Fixed versions: 6.1.55-1

linux

Fixed versions: 6.3.7-1

linux

Fixed versions: 6.3.7-1

Complete source record
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