CVE-2023-2163
Incorrect Verifier Branch Pruning Logic Leads To Arbitrary Read/Write In Linux Kernel and Lateral Privilege Escalation
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
2Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
Incorrect verifier pruning in BPF in Linux Kernel >=5.4 leads to unsafe
code paths being incorrectly marked as safe, resulting in arbitrary read/write in
kernel memory, lateral privilege escalation, and container escape.
La poda incorrecta del verificador en BPF en el kernel de Linux >=5.4 conduce a que las rutas de código inseguras se marquen incorrectamente como seguras, lo que resulta en lectura/escritura arbitraria en la memoria del kernel, escalada de privilegios lateral y escape de contenedor.
An incorrect verifier pruning flaw was found in BPF in the Linux Kernel that may lead to unsafe code paths incorrectly marked as safe, resulting in arbitrary read/writes in kernel memory, lateral privilege escalation, and container escape.
Incorrect verifier pruning in BPF in Linux Kernel >=5.4 leads to unsafe code paths being incorrectly marked as safe, resulting in arbitrary read/write in kernel memory, lateral privilege escalation, and container escape.
This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150400_24_81 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed. Fixed use-after-free vulnerability in nf_tables can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. Fixed a use-after-free vulnerability in netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. Fixed an use-after-free vulnerability in the fs/smb/client component which could be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. Fixed a use-after-free vulnerability in the Unix domain sockets component which could be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. Fixed an incorrect verifier pruning in BPF that could lead to unsafe code paths being incorrectly marked as safe, resulting in arbitrary read/write in kernel memory, lateral privilege escalation, and container escape.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:Attend
Timeline
- 2023-04-18 CVE Reserved
- 2023-08-18 CVE Published
- 2024-08-08 First Exploit
- 2025-02-27 CVE Updated
- 2025-07-09 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-682: Incorrect Calculation
CAPEC
- CAPEC-233: Privilege Escalation
References (5)
URL | Tag | Source |
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URL | Date | SRC |
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https://packetstorm.news/files/id/179995 | 2024-08-08 | |
https://github.com/letsr00t/CVE-2023-2163 | 2024-11-27 |
URL | Date | SRC |
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https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=71b547f561247897a0a14f3082730156c0533fed | 2024-05-21 |
URL | Date | SRC |
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2163 | 2024-03-13 | |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2240249 | 2024-03-13 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.3 < 5.4.242 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.3 < 5.4.242" | - |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.5 < 5.10.179 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.5 < 5.10.179" | - |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.11 < 5.15.109 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.11 < 5.15.109" | - |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.16 < 6.1.26 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.16 < 6.1.26" | - |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 6.2 < 6.2.13 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 6.2 < 6.2.13" | - |
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