CVE-2023-4260 Potential off-by-one buffer overflow vulnerability in the Zephyr FS subsystem

Medium 6.3 Published Updated

An off-by-one buffer overflow in the Zephyr RTOS fuse file system allows attackers to cause memory corruption, potentially leading to code execution or denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-4260?

CVE-2023-4260 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Zephyrproject Zephyr, published on 26 Sep 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Potential off-by-one buffer overflow vulnerability in the Zephyr fuse file system.

Weakness: CWE-193, CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4260?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Zephyrproject Zephyr.

How do I fix CVE-2023-4260?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4260 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2023-4260 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4260 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Zephyrproject Zephyr vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gj27-862r-55wh.

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