CVE-2023-6270 — Kernel: aoe: improper reference count leads to use-after-free vulnerability
A flaw was found in the ATA over Ethernet (AoE) driver in the Linux kernel. The aoecmd_cfg_pkts() function improperly updates the refcnt on `struct net_device`, and a use-after-…
Published: 2024-01-04 · CVSS: 7.0 · CVSS 3.1
A flaw was found in the ATA over Ethernet (AoE) driver in the Linux kernel. The aoecmd_cfg_pkts() function improperly updates the refcnt on `struct net_device`, and a use-after-free can be triggered by racing between the free on the struct and the access through the `skbtxq` global queue. This could lead to a denial of service condition or potential code execution.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7