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UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3611 High

UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3611

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Linux kernel's net/sched: sch_qfq component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. The qfq_change_agg() function in net/sched/sch_qfq.c allows an out-of-bounds write because lmax is updated according to packet sizes without bounds checks. We recommend upgrading past commit 3e337087c3b5805fe0b8a46ba622a962880b5d64.

Exploit probability Not scored
Published July 21, 2023
Required by Not available
Last source change August 17, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15

18 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-ibm

26 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oem

50 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws-5.0

6 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.11

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-raspi2

6 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux

35 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gkeop

21 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS linux-fips

43 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure

32 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15

21 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gke

28 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-5.19

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-raspi

29 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-kvm

69 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS linux-azure-fips

53 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.14

35 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-nvidia-tegra

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gke-5.15

18 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS linux-oracle

83 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-fde

15 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.4

71 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.13

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.8

4 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-hwe-edge

23 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-kvm

88 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-raspi-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.8

21 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.13

16 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2

2 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS linux-aws-fips

26 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.0

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv-5.15

19 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.11

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-intel-5.13

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS linux-azure-5.4

61 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.13

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp

74 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux

82 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.11

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure

71 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-igx

2 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe-edge

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux

154 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gke-5.4

37 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux-aws

87 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-fde-6.2

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:22.04:LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime

9 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS linux-aws-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-iot

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.10

26 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.13

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp

2 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS linux-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.6

29 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.4

63 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.3

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-lowlatency

32 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS linux-azure-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS linux-raspi-5.4

58 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-aws

31 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws

74 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gke-4.15

33 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-riscv

23 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws-5.3

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-aws-hwe

81 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Nvidia-BlueField:24.04:LTS linux-bluefield

11 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.11

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-gcp

104 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.8

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gcp-6.2

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle

73 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:16.04:LTS linux-fips

2 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.15

21 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-nvidia

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS linux-kvm

97 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oracle

29 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS linux

117 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oem-5.17

26 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp

8 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-6.2

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS linux-aws

104 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS linux-ibm-5.4

33 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oem-6.0

15 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-kvm

32 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux

168 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.15

22 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-fde-5.19

3 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-4.15

58 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-ibm

40 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gke

51 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS linux-azure-4.15

57 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.13

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-intel-iotg

21 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oem-6.1

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Nvidia-BlueField:22.04:LTS linux-bluefield

6 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS linux-aws-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS linux-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS linux-fips

62 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.19

8 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.8

5 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-riscv-5.19

8 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-hwe-6.2

2 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.4

62 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.11

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fips

28 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-starfive-5.19

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS linux-aws-fips

59 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.15

24 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv-5.8

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15

6 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.13

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS linux-aws-5.4

61 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure

44 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-5.3

16 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv-5.11

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fde

26 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gkeop-5.15

18 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gkeop-5.4

37 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp

38 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.15

22 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.3

9 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.15

22 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.19

11 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux-lts-xenial

131 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gcp

29 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-nvidia-6.2

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-ibm-5.15

3 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:16.04:LTS linux-fips

65 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-bluefield

34 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-azure

108 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux-azure

87 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.8

4 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-preview:22.04:LTS linux-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:22.04:LTS linux-realtime

27 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-oracle

80 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe

43 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-fips

28 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-aws

110 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-hwe

131 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-aws-5.19

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-allwinner-5.19

8 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-aws-6.2

5 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-raspi

62 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-edge

4 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gkeop

51 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-fips

34 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

related USN-6321-1
related USN-6328-1

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3611

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Linux kernel's net/sched: sch_qfq component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. The qfq_change_agg() function in net/sched/sch_qfq.c allows an out-of-bounds write because lmax is updated according to packet sizes without bounds checks. We recommend upgrading past commit 3e337087c3b5805fe0b8a46ba622a962880b5d64.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence