CVE-2023-52556 (GCVE-0-2023-52556)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-03-01 16:08 – Updated: 2024-11-14 19:47
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
OpenBSD 7.4 pf state race condition kernel crash
Summary
In OpenBSD 7.4 before errata 009, a race condition between pf(4)'s processing of packets and expiration of packet states may cause a kernel panic.
Severity
6.2 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-03-01 20:48 UTC
CWE
- CWE-367 - Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
References
Impacted products
Date Public
2023-12-10 00:00
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