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CVE-2023-2269

CVE-2023-2269MEDIUM

n/a Kernel — A denial of service problem was found, due to a possible recursive locking scenario, resulting in a deadlock in table_clear in drivers/md…

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   H   N  U  N  N  H    4.4   .0022   12.1     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                      Fixed
  Kernel   Linux kernel version 6.2.0 –  —

TIMELINE
  Apr 25  Reserved by redhat
  Apr 25  Published (CNA: redhat)
  Oct 8   ENRICHED — CVE-2023-2269 (Kernel). Received CVSS 4.4 and CPE data from NVD.

CWE-667, CWE-413 · CNA: redhat · CVSS v3.1 · 9 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

A denial of service problem was found, due to a possible recursive locking scenario, resulting in a deadlock in table_clear in drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c in the Linux Kernel Device Mapper-Multipathing sub-component.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
April 25, 2023	Reserved	Reserved by redhat
April 25, 2023	Published	Published (CNA: redhat)
October 8, 2026	ENRICHED	ENRICHED — CVE-2023-2269 (Kernel). Received CVSS 4.4 and CPE data from NVD.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	Kernel	—	Linux kernel version 6.2.0	—

Weaknesses

CWE-667 · CWE-413

References (9)

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00030.html [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/63AJUCJTZCII2JMAF7MGZEM66KY7IALT/ [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FBLBKW2WM5YSTS6OGEU5SYHXSJ5EWSTV/ [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IXHBLWYNSUBS77TYPOJTADPDXKBH2F4U/ [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/ZD1xyZxb3rHot8PV%40redhat.com/t/ [Vendor Advisory]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230929-0004/ [Third Party Advisory]
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5448 [Third Party Advisory]
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5480 [Third Party Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2023-2269 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-667 · CWE-413

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