CVE-2023-50431 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

An uninitialized memory leak in the Linux kernel allows local attackers to read sensitive kernel memory via the habanalabs driver.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2023-50431?

CVE-2023-50431 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 9 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

sec_attest_info in drivers/accel/habanalabs/common/habanalabs_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel through 6.6.5 allows an information leak to user space because info->pad0 is not initialized.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-50431?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2023-50431?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2023-50431 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-50431 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as AZL-32175, AZL-62064, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-50431, GHSA-6qf5-x5p7-qp3c, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-50431.

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