CVE-2023-1872
Use-after-free in Linux kernel's io_uring subsystem
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Apr 12, 2023
- Updated
- Feb 13, 2025
- Reserved
- Apr 5, 2023
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux Kernel io_uring system can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation.
The io_file_get_fixed function lacks the presence of ctx->uring_lock which can lead to a Use-After-Free vulnerability due a race condition with fixed files getting unregistered.
We recommend upgrading past commit da24142b1ef9fd5d36b76e36bab328a5b27523e8.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Weaknesses
- CWE-416 Use After Free
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Linux KernelLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?h=linux-5.10.y&id=08681391b84da27133deefaaddefd0acfa90c2be
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?h=linux-5.10.y&id=da24142b1ef9fd5d36b76e36bab328a5b27523e8
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230601-0002/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173087/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0095-1.html
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