CVE-2023-2860: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 4.4. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in the SR-IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel. The flaw exists within the processing of seg6 attributes. The issue results from the improper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. This flaw allows a privileged local user to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of the Linux kernel.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 5.19.19; version 6.0 only

Published 2023-07-24. Last modified 2026-06-17.