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CVE-2023-1077 — Linux Linux Kernel security vulnerability

High CVSS 7

In the Linux kernel, pick_next_rt_entity() may return a type confused entry, not detected by the BUG_ON condition, as the confused entry will not be NULL, but list_head.The buggy error condition would lead to a type confused entry with the list head,which would then be used as a type confused sched_rt_entity,causing memory corruption.

Severity
High
CVSS
7 (3.1)
Published
2023-03-27
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
linux/kernel
Weaknesses
CWE-843

Affected products

  • linux / linux_kernel
  • debian / debian_linux / 10.0
  • netapp / a700s_firmware
  • netapp / 8300_firmware
  • netapp / 8700_firmware
  • netapp / a400_firmware

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Matched remediation archetype

Buffer bounds, memory safety, and memory corruption

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Check exposure

  • Identify affected native-code versions, build flags, architectures, parsers, codecs, drivers, and input paths in all shipped artifacts.
  • Determine whether untrusted data reaches the affected routine and the process privilege, sandbox, and network exposure.
  • Confirm statically linked, vendored, firmware, and platform-provided copies, not only package-manager records.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the maintained upstream correction or replace the affected component, then rebuild every dependent artifact from clean inputs.
  • Adopt bounds-checked interfaces, validated sizes and integer conversions, clear ownership, and memory-safe components where practical.
  • Enable supported compiler and runtime hardening and add sanitized tests and fuzz regression seeds derived from non-weaponized fixtures.

Authoritative sources

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