CVE-2023-2269

Description

A denial of service problem was found, due to a possible recursive locking scenario, resulting in a deadlock in table_clear in drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c in the Linux Kernel Device Mapper-Multipathing sub-component.

Categories

4.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.02%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a Kernel
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/ZD1xyZxb3rHot8PV%40redhat.com/t/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/63AJUCJTZCII2JMAF7MGZEM66KY7IALT/ vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IXHBLWYNSUBS77TYPOJTADPDXKBH2F4U/ vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FBLBKW2WM5YSTS6OGEU5SYHXSJ5EWSTV/ vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5448 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00030.html third party advisory mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5480 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230929-0004/ third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-2269?
CVE-2023-2269 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-2269?
To fix CVE-2023-2269, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-2269 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-2269 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-2269?
CVE-2023-2269 affects n/a Kernel.
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