# CVE-2023-45863: An issue was discovered in lib/kobject.c in the Linux kernel before 6.2.3.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-10-14 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

No affected packages have been listed by the sources.

## Description

An issue was discovered in lib/kobject.c in the Linux kernel before 6.2.3. With root access, an attacker can trigger a race condition that results in a fill_kobj_path out-of-bounds write.

## What to do

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3bb2a01caa813d3a1845d378bbe4169ef280d394
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.3
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00005.html

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