CVE-2023-50431 Information disclosure in n/a
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-32175, AZL-62064, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-50431, GHSA-6qf5-x5p7-qp3c, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-50431.