Description
Jean-Baptiste Cayrou discovered that the shiftfs file system in the Ubuntu Linux kernel contained a race condition when handling inode locking in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (kernel deadlock).
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 4.7/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Canonical Ltd. | ubuntu-linux | < 02b47547824b1cd0d55c6744f91886f04de8947e |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173087/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0095-1.html
- https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/kinetic/commit/?id=02b47547824b1cd0d55c6744f91886f04de8947eMailing List, Patch
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-2612Vendor Advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6122-1Vendor Advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6123-1Vendor Advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6124-1Vendor Advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6127-1Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173087/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0095-1.html
- https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/kinetic/commit/?id=02b47547824b1cd0d55c6744f91886f04de8947eMailing List, Patch
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-2612Vendor Advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6122-1Vendor Advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6123-1Vendor Advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6124-1Vendor Advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6127-1Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- May 31, 2023
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified