{"id":"CVE-2023-45863","title":"An issue was discovered in lib/kobject.c in the Linux kernel before 6.2.3","summary":"An issue was discovered in lib/kobject.c in the Linux kernel before 6.2.3. With root access, an attacker can trigger a race condition that results in a fill_kobj_path out-of-bounds write.","severity":"medium","cvss":6.4,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-787"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel < 6.2.3"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.2.3"],"published":"2023-10-14","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T01:17:09.817","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45863","references":[{"url":"https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.3","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3bb2a01caa813d3a1845d378bbe4169ef280d394","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00005.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.3","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3bb2a01caa813d3a1845d378bbe4169ef280d394","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00005.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-613116.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-769027.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-831302.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00285,"epssPercentile":0.20882,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T03:30:12.629Z","slug":"CVE-2023-45863","body":"## Overview\n\nAn issue was discovered in lib/kobject.c in the Linux kernel before 6.2.3. With root access, an attacker can trigger a race condition that results in a fill_kobj_path out-of-bounds write.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel < 6.2.3`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.2.3`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":35,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":35.2,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}