High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Jan 11, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-51781
CVE-2023-51781
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 6.6.8. atalk_ioctl in net/appletalk/ddp.c has a use-after-free because of an atalk_recvmsg race condition.
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Affected products
15<6.6.8+ 12 more
- (no CPE)range: <6.6.8
- (no CPE)
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >2.6.12,<6.6.8
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.7:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.7:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.7:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
4- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/189ff16722ee36ced4d2a2469d4ab65a8fee4198nvdPatch
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00005.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.8nvdRelease Notes
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