Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Aug 9, 2023 14:53:44 UTC
CVE-2023-4273
A flaw was found in the exFAT driver of the Linux kernel. The vulnerability exists in the implementation of the file name reconstruction function, which is responsible for reading file name entries from a directory index and merging file name parts belonging to one file into a single long file name. Since the file name characters are copied into a stack variable, a local privileged attacker could use this flaw to overflow the kernel stack.
Base score6.0/ 10
SeverityMediumCVSS 3.1
Exploitability / impact
CVSS metric breakdown
Base severityMedium
Attack vectorLocalAV
Attack complexityLowAC
Privileges requiredHighPR
User interactionNoneUI
ScopeUnchangedS
Confidentiality impactHighC
Integrity impactHighI
Availability impactNoneA
CVSS vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NCVSS communicates standardized severity and impact characteristics. It does not establish whether a system is exploitable in your specific environment.
Record context
CVE Numbering Authorityredhat
Last updatedNov 7, 2026 11:32:55 UTC
PublishedAug 9, 2023 14:53:44 UTC
ReservedAug 9, 2023 13:05:54 UTC
Credits
- Red Hat would like to thank Maxim Suhanov for reporting this issue.