USN-5799-1
Not scored
linux-oem-5.17, linux-oem-6.0 vulnerability
Kyle Zeng discovered that the sysctl implementation in the Linux kernel contained a stack-based buffer overflow. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code.
Exploit probability
Not scored
Published
January 11, 2023
Required by
Not available
Last source change
February 10, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
16 explicit affected versions
4 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
USN-5799-1
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Kyle Zeng discovered that the sysctl implementation in the Linux kernel contained a stack-based buffer overflow. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code.
05 / REFERENCES