CVE-2023-2163
Incorrect Verifier Branch Pruning Logic Leads To Arbitrary Read/Write In Linux Kernel and Lateral Privilege Escalation
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 10.0 Critical
- Published
- Sep 20, 2023
- Updated
- Feb 27, 2025
- Reserved
- Apr 18, 2023
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 10.0 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |
Weaknesses
- CWE-682 Incorrect Calculation
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Linux KernelLinux |
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References
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