CVE-2023-52612

A vulnerability was found in scomp component Linux Kernel causing a buffer overflow in the req->dst buffer. This occurred because the buffer size was not checked before copying data from scomp_scratch->dst, leading to potential overflow and DoS.

Red Hat has protection mechanisms in place against buffer overflows, such as FORTIFY_SOURCE, Position Independent Executables or Stack Smashing Protection.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.