CVE-2023-38409
kernel-default-baseVulnerabilityCVSS 5.5Patched
No public exploitation has been reported so far. A fixed version is available (see the table below).
Recommended action: Update to the fixed version listed for your distribution using the native package manager.
Severity metrics
CVSS 3.1 : 5.5 MEDIUM
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected & fixed versions by distribution
Versions are the native distribution strings (backport-aware): RHEL/Debian/SUSE backport fixes, so compare with the distro version comparator (dpkg / rpm / vercmp), not the upstream version.
| Distribution | Package | Affected | Fixed version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | kernel-default-base | - | 5.14.21-150500.55.19.1.150500.6.6.4 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | kernel-default-base | - | 5.14.21-150500.55.19.1.150500.6.6.4 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | kernel-default | - | 5.14.21-150500.55.19.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP5 | kernel-default | - | 5.14.21-150500.55.19.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP5 | kernel-default | - | 5.14.21-150500.55.19.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP5 | kernel-default | - | 5.14.21-150500.55.19.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP5 | kernel-default | - | 5.14.21-150500.55.19.1 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | kernel-default | - | 5.14.21-150500.55.19.1 | fixed |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | kernel | - | 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 | fixed |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.6::baseos | kernel | - | 0:4.18.0-372.87.1.el8_6 | fixed |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.2::baseos | kernel | - | 0:5.14.0-284.48.1.el9_2 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos | kernel | - | 0:5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3 | fixed |
| Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.4::baseos | kernel | - | 0:4.18.0-305.120.1.el8_4 | fixed |
| Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.4::baseos | kernel | - | 0:4.18.0-305.120.1.el8_4 | fixed |
| Red Hat:rhel_tus:8.4::baseos | kernel | - | 0:4.18.0-305.120.1.el8_4 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | kernel | - | 0:3.10.0-1160.114.2.el7 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | kernel | - | 0:3.10.0-1160.114.2.el7 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | kernel | - | 0:3.10.0-1160.114.2.el7 | fixed |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.0::baseos | kernel | - | 0:5.14.0-70.93.2.el9_0 | fixed |
| Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.2::baseos | kernel | - | 0:4.18.0-193.128.1.el8_2 | fixed |
| Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.2::baseos | kernel | - | 0:4.18.0-193.128.1.el8_2 | fixed |
| Red Hat:rhel_tus:8.2::baseos | kernel | - | 0:4.18.0-193.128.1.el8_2 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | kernel | - | 0:4.18.0-553.el8_10 | fixed |