What is CVE-2023-0615?

CVE-2023-0615 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-02-06.

How severe is CVE-2023-0615?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Integer overflow in Linux Kernel

CVE-2023-0615

A memory leak flaw and potential divide by zero and Integer overflow was found in the Linux kernel V4L2 and vivid test code functionality. This issue occurs when a user triggers ioctls, such as VIDIOC_S_DV_TIMINGS ioctl. This could allow a local user to crash the system if vivid test code enabled.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.002 (8.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.2
N/a Kernel — versions Linux kernel 6.2-rc6

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-0615?: CVE-2023-0615 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-02-06.
How severe is CVE-2023-0615?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.