What is CVE-2023-28866?

CVE-2023-28866 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-03-27.

How severe is CVE-2023-28866?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Linux Kernel

CVE-2023-28866

In the Linux kernel through 6.2.8, net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c allows out-of-bounds access because amp_init1[] and amp_init2[] are supposed to have an intentionally invalid element, but do not.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.008 (52.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

cve@mitre.org
cve@mitre.org
cve@mitre.org (Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-28866?: CVE-2023-28866 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-03-27.
How severe is CVE-2023-28866?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.