Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-0458

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - A speculative pointer dereference problem exists in the Linux Kernel on the doprlimit function. The resource argument value is controlled and is used in pointer...

kernel: speculative pointer dereference in do_prlimit() in kernel/sys.c

A vulnerabilty was found in Linux Kernel, where a speculative pointer dereference problem exists in the Linux Kernel on the doprlimit function. The resource argument value is controlled and is used in pointer arithmetic for the 'rlim' variable and can be used to leak the contents...

The vulnerability of the do_prlimit() function in Linux operating systems allows a perpetrator to gain unauthorized access to protected information.

The vulnerability of the doprlimit function in Linux operating systems is related to errors in pointer manipulation due to the use of hidden auxiliary channels. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to protected information...