🔐 CVE Alert

CVE-2023-3108

MEDIUM 6.2

Kernel: a race condition in crypto module in the function skcipher_recvmsg

CVSS Score
6.2
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

A flaw was found in the subsequent get_user_pages_fast in the Linux kernel’s interface for symmetric key cipher algorithms in the skcipher_recvmsg of crypto/algif_skcipher.c function. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system.

Vendor red hat
Product red hat enterprise linux 6
Published Jul 11, 2023
Last Updated Nov 20, 2025
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Affected Versions

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
All versions affected

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3108 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2221472 github.com: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9399f0c51489ae8c16d6559b82a452fdc1895e91