{ "data_type": "CVE", "data_format": "MITRE", "data_version": "4.0", "CVE_data_meta": { "ID": "CVE-2023-1252", "ASSIGNER": "secalert@redhat.com", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "vendor_name": "n/a", "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "Kernel", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_value": "Linux kernel 5.16-rc1" } ] } } ] } } ] } }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "CWE-416" } ] } ] }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "refsource": "MISC", "name": "https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20211115165433.449951285@linuxfoundation.org/", "url": "https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20211115165433.449951285@linuxfoundation.org/" }, { "refsource": "CONFIRM", "name": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230505-0005/", "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230505-0005/" } ] }, "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel\u2019s Ext4 File System in how a user triggers several file operations simultaneously with the overlay FS usage. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system. Only if patch 9a2544037600 (\"ovl: fix use after free in struct ovl_aio_req\") not applied yet, the kernel could be affected." } ] } }