CVE-2023-40283

7.8 HIGH

Published: August 14, 2023 Modified: February 25, 2026

Description

An issue was discovered in l2cap_sock_release in net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c in the Linux kernel before 6.4.10. There is a use-after-free because the children of an sk are mishandled.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

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

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175072/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0098-1.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175963/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0099-1.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4.10

Source: cve@mitre.org

Release Notes

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1728137b33c00d5a2b5110ed7aafb42e7c32e4a1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1728137b33c00d5a2b5110ed7aafb42e7c32e4a1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231020-0007/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5480

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5492

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175072/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0098-1.html