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CVE-2023-2236

Use-after-free in Linux kernel's Performance Events subsystem

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

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*KEV

Decision

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*SSVC
Descriptions

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux Kernel io_uring subsystem can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation.

Both io_install_fixed_file and its callers call fput in a file in case of an error, causing a reference underflow which leads to a use-after-free vulnerability.

We recommend upgrading past commit 9d94c04c0db024922e886c9fd429659f22f48ea4.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-04-21 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-05-01 CVE Published
  • 2023-05-06 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-02 First Exploit
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-233: Privilege Escalation
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 5.19 < 6.0.11
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Netapp
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Hci Baseboard Management Controller
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h300s
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Netapp
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Hci Baseboard Management Controller
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h410c
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Netapp
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Hci Baseboard Management Controller
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h410s
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Netapp
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Hci Baseboard Management Controller
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h500s
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Netapp
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Hci Baseboard Management Controller
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h700s
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