๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2023-3397

HIGH 7.0

Kernel: slab-use-after-free write in txend due to race condition

CVSS Score
7.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

A race condition occurred between the functions lmLogClose and txEnd in JFS, in the Linux Kernel, executed in different threads. This flaw allows a local attacker with normal user privileges to crash the system or leak internal kernel information.

CWE CWE-416
Vendor red hat
Product red hat enterprise linux 6
Published Nov 1, 2023
Last Updated Nov 20, 2025
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
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 โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3397 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2217271 spinics.net: https://www.spinics.net/lists/kernel/msg4788636.html