CVEvulnerability
CVE-2023-3269
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2023-07-11
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 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
Description
A vulnerability exists in the memory management subsystem of the Linux kernel. The lock handling for accessing and updating virtual memory areas (VMAs) is incorrect, leading to use-after-free problems. This issue can be successfully exploited to execute arbitrary kernel code, escalate containers, and gain root privileges.
Affected configurations
• linux linux kernel (>= 6.1 < 6.1.37)
• linux linux kernel (>= 6.2 < 6.3.11)
• linux linux kernel 6.4
• fedoraproject fedora 37
• fedoraproject fedora 38
• redhat enterprise linux 6.0
• redhat enterprise linux 7.0
• redhat enterprise linux 8.0
• redhat enterprise linux 9.0
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-416 Use After Free weakness
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/43 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/28/1 Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/25/1 Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/25/4 Mailing List
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3269 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2215268 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/U6AAA64CUPSMBW6XDTXPQJ3KQWYQ4K7L/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230908-0001/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/05/1 Mailing List
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/43 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/28/1 Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/25/1 Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/25/4 Mailing List
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3269 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2215268 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/U6AAA64CUPSMBW6XDTXPQJ3KQWYQ4K7L/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230908-0001/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/05/1 Mailing List