SB2023100455 - Fedora 40 update for firecracker, virtiofsd 



SB2023100455 - Fedora 40 update for firecracker, virtiofsd

Published: October 4, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023100455
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-41051)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in multiple functions in VolatileMemory class. A remote user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system or perform a denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.