CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-0908

Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

Published: Feb 18, 2023 | Modified: Apr 11, 2024
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Xoslab Easy File Locker 2.2.0.184. This affects the function MessageNotifyCallback in the library xlkfs.sys. The manipulation leads to denial of service. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-221457 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness

The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Easy_file_locker Xoslab 2.2.0.184 (including) 2.2.0.184 (including)

Potential Mitigations

  • Use a language that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
  • For example, languages such as Java, Ruby, and Lisp perform automatic garbage collection that releases memory for objects that have been deallocated.

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