CVE-2023-1872CWE-416

Use-after-free in Linux kernel's io_uring subsystem

High · published April 12, 2023

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
22.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00306 · 22.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-416 · Use After Free
Published
2023-04-12T15:40Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 APR 15:40Z
    Use-after-free in Linux kernel's io_uring subsystem
    cvelistv5