CVE-2023-45897
exfatprogs: exfatprogs allows out-of-bounds memory access
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · October 28, 2023
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
A flaw was found in Exfatprogs, a userspace utility that contains all of the standard utilities for creating, fixing, and debugging the exfat filesystem in the linux system.This issue may allow out-of-bounds memory access such as in read_file_dentry_set. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must possess authorization with privileges granting basic user capabilities, and can achieve out-of-bounds memory access.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read