CVE-2023-3640

Kernel: x86/mm: a per-cpu entry area leak was identified through the init_cea_offsets function when prefetchnta and prefetcht2 instructions being used for the per-cpu entry area mapping to the user space

State
Published
Severity
7.0 High
Published
Jul 24, 2023
Updated
Jul 21, 2026
Reserved
Jul 12, 2023

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Description

A possible unauthorized memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel's cpu_entry_area mapping of X86 CPU data to memory, where a user may guess the location of exception stacks or other important data. Based on the previous CVE-2023-0597, the 'Randomize per-cpu entry area' feature was implemented in /arch/x86/mm/cpu_entry_area.c, which works through the init_cea_offsets() function when KASLR is enabled. However, despite this feature, there is still a risk of per-cpu entry area leaks. This issue could allow a local user to gain access to some important data with memory in an expected location and potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.17.0 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hredhat

Weaknesses

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat
        Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat
          Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat
            Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat
              Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat

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