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CVE-2023-2006

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-04-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-362

Description

A race condition was found in the Linux kernel's RxRPC network protocol, within the processing of RxRPC bundles. This issue results from the lack of proper locking when performing operations on an object. This may allow an attacker to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the kernel.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.10 before 5.10.157; from 5.11 before 5.15.81; from 5.16 before 6.0.11 — fixed in 5.10.157, 5.15.81, 6.0.11
• NetApp Hci Baseboard Management Controller: h300s, h410c, h410s, h500s, h700s

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.157, 5.15.81, 6.0.11. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2189112
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3bcd6c7eaa53
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230609-0004/
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-439/
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2189112
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3bcd6c7eaa53
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230609-0004/
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-439/

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