An issue was discovered in lib/kobject.c in the Linux kernel before 6.2.3. With root access, an attacker can trigger a race condition that results in a fill_kobj_path out-of-bounds write.
CVE-2023-45863
Score 6.4 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2023-10-14. NVD baseline CVSS 6.4; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 6.4
- EG Score
- 6.4(medium)
- EG Risk
- 33(Track)EG Risk 33/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity64% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 21%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
October 14, 2023
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
References (8)
- cve@mitrehttps://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.3
- cve@mitrehttps://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3bb2a01caa813d3a1845d378bbe4169ef280d394
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00005.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.3
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3bb2a01caa813d3a1845d378bbe4169ef280d394
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00005.html
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2023-45863(3)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2024:2950Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-rt security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2024:3138Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- RHSA-2024:2394Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Patch Availability(10)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-virtual-hwe-16.04-edge (4.15.0.221.5) @ xenial | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-5.4.0-1037 (5.4.0-1037.41) @ focal | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-tools-azure-edge (4.15.0.1173.157) @ xenial | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-tools-gcp-lts-20.04 (5.4.0.1122.124) @ focal | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-tools-raspi2-hwe-18.04-edge (5.4.0.1102.132) @ focal | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-virtual-lts-xenial (4.4.0.250.256) @ xenial | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-tools-aws (4.4.0.1164.168) @ xenial | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 | 2024-05-22 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:4.18.0-553.el8_10 | 2024-05-22 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | 2024-04-30 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(6 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:10(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | 4.19.118-1 ... 4.19.98-1~bpo9+1 (45 versions) | 4.19.304-1 | — |
| linux-5.10 | 5.10.136-1~deb10u1 ... 5.10.197-1~deb10u1 (11 versions) | 5.10.205-2~deb10u1 | — |
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | 5.10.103-1 ... 5.10.92-2 (36 versions) | 5.10.205-2 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 6.1.20-1 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 6.1.20-1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 6.1.20-1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(8)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2023-458632023-10-20
An issue was discovered in lib/kobject.c in the Linux kernel before 6.2.3. With root access an attacker can trigger a race condition that results in a fill_kobj_path out-of-bounds write.
- UbuntuUSN-6577-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-6602-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-6604-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-6604-2MEDIUM
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-6625-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-6625-2MEDIUM
Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-6625-3MEDIUM
Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
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