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CVE-2023-6531

Kernel: gc's deletion of an skb races with unix_stream_read_generic() leading to uaf

Severity Score

7.0
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux Kernel due to a race problem in the unix garbage collector's deletion of SKB races with unix_stream_read_generic() on the socket that the SKB is queued on.

Se encontró una falla de use-after-free en el kernel de Linux debido a un problema de ejecución en la eliminación de ejecución de SKB por parte del recolector de basura de Unix con unix_stream_read_generic() en el socket en el que el SKB está en cola.

Linux suffers from an io_uring use-after-free vulnerability due to broken unix GC interaction.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-12-05 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-01-02 CVE Published
  • 2024-01-30 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-10-21 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
  • CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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< 6.7
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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6.7
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rc1
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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6.7
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rc2
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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6.7
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rc3
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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6.7
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rc4
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Redhat
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Enterprise Linux
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9.0
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