Findings

CVE-2023-45863

An issue was discovered in lib/kobject.c in the Linux kernel before 6.2.3.

Published Oct 14, 2023 · updated Oct 15, 2026 · linux linux kernel

An issue was discovered in lib/kobject.c in the Linux kernel before 6.2.3. With root access, an attacker can trigger a race condition that results in a fill_kobj_path out-of-bounds write.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 14, 2023 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    An issue was discovered in lib/kobject.c in the Linux kernel before 6.2.3. With root access, an attacker can trigger a race condition that results in a fill_kobj_path out-of-bounds write.

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    An issue was discovered in lib/kobject.c in the Linux kernel before 6.2.3. With root access, an attacker can trigger a race condition that results in a fill_kobj_path out-of-bounds write.

Affected

  • cpe linux/linux kernelversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgCVE-2023-45863

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDCVE-2023-45863

    An issue was discovered in lib/kobject.c in the Linux kernel before 6.2.3. With root access, an attacker can trigger a race condition that results in a fill_kobj_path out-of-bounds write.

    nvd.nist.gov

References