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TI-2023-13282 Aliases CVE-2023-28772GHSA-4mgq-wm39-mv73

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.13.3.

Priority LOW 33CWE-120Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.13.3. lib/seq_buf.c has a seq_buf_putmem_hex buffer overflow.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00715 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 4 advisories

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.27 to before 4.4.276; 4.5 to before 4.9.276; 4.10 to before 4.14.240; 4.15 to before 4.19.198; 4.20 to before 5.4.133; 5.5 to before 5.10.51; 5.11 to before 5.12.18; 5.13 to before 5.13.3VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.27 to before 4.4.276; 4.5 to before 4.9.276; 4.10 to before 4.14.240; 4.15 to before 4.19.198; 4.20 to before 5.4.133; 5.5 to before 5.10.51; 5.11 to before 5.12.18; 5.13 to before 5.13.3 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2024:1404 Released 2024-03-19 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.8) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-477.51.1.el8_8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.8) bpftool-4.18.0-477.51.1.el8_8, kernel-4.18.0-477.51.1.el8_8, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-477.51.1.el8_8 +19
  • RHSA-2024:0724 Released 2024-02-07 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.6) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.6) bpftool-4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6, kernel-4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6 +19
    • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 8 kernel-devel-4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6, perf-4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6
  • RHSA-2023:7077 Released 2023-11-14 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) bpftool-4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9, kernel-4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9 +19
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  • RHSA-2023:6901 Released 2023-11-14 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel-rt security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 8) kernel-rt-4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9, kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9, kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9 +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt-4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9, kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9, kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9 +9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2023:7077
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.6)Fixed RHSA-2024:0724
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.8)Fixed RHSA-2024:1404
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2023:7077
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.6)Fixed RHSA-2024:0724
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.8)Fixed RHSA-2024:1404
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2023:6901
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2023:6901
Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2024:0724
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-28772
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4mgq-wm39-mv73

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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