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CVE-2023-3773

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-3773 is a medium-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's IP framework (XFRM subsystem) that affects Debian, Fedora, Linux, and Red Hat distributions. A malicious user with CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges can exploit an out-of-bounds read when parsing netlink attributes, potentially leading to the leakage of sensitive heap data to userspace. The attack requires high privileges and has a low attack complexity, but it does not impact integrity or availability. There is currently no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.25%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
16.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0025 is in the 63rd percentile among its peer group of 3,720 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (9)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 ARMFixed in: 5.15.158.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 19900-17086Fixed in: 5.15.158.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 x64Fixed in: 5.15.158.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 hyperv-daemons 5.15.158.1-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 5.15.158.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 hyperv-daemons 5.15.153.1-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 5.15.158.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 17427-17086Fixed in: 5.15.158.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 17327-16823Fixed in: 5.15.158.1-1
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (3)

microsoft2024-Jan/CVE-2023-3773

CVE-2023-3773

Jan 9, 2024
redhatCVE-2023-3773Moderate

kernel: xfrm: out-of-bounds read of XFRMA_MTIMER_THRESH nlattr

Jul 23, 2023
microsoft2023-Jul/CVE-2023-3773Moderate

Kernel: xfrm: out-of-bounds read of xfrma_mtimer_thresh nlattr

Jul 11, 2023

References

lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html
debian.org / security/2023/dsa-5492
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2023:6583
access.redhat.com / security/cve/CVE-2023-3773
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory