A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's TUN/TAP functionality. This issue could allow a local user to bypass network filters and gain unauthorized access to some resources. The original patches fixing CVE-2023-1076 are incorrect or incomplete. The problem is that the following upstream commits - a096ccca6e50 ("tun: tun_chr_open(): correctly initialize socket uid"), - 66b2c338adce ("tap: tap_open(): correctly initialize socket uid"), pass "inode->i_uid" to sock_init_data_uid() as the last parameter and that turns out to not be accurate.

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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3623-1 linux-5.10 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5480-1 linux security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5492-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-54072 A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's TUN/TAP functionality. This issue could allow a local user to bypass network filters and gain unauthorized access to some resources. The original patches fixing CVE-2023-1076 are incorrect or incomplete. The problem is that the following upstream commits - a096ccca6e50 ("tun: tun_chr_open(): correctly initialize socket uid"), - 66b2c338adce ("tap: tap_open(): correctly initialize socket uid"), pass "inode->i_uid" to sock_init_data_uid() as the last parameter and that turns out to not be accurate.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6343-1 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6385-1 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6412-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6416-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6416-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6416-3 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6417-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6445-1 Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6445-2 Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6466-1 Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-02T22:38:59.160Z

Reserved: 2023-08-06T15:05:48.734Z

Link: CVE-2023-4194

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T07:17:12.333Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-08-07T14:15:11.743

Modified: 2026-11-02T23:17:18.260

Link: CVE-2023-4194

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2023-08-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-4194 - Bugzilla

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