CVE-2023-2598CWE-416

A flaw was found in the fixed buffer registration code for io_uring (io_sqe_buffer_register in io_uring/rsrc.c) in the Linux kernel that allows out-of-bounds…

High · published June 1, 2023

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
71.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A flaw was found in the fixed buffer registration code for io_uring (io_sqe_buffer_register in io_uring/rsrc.c) in the Linux kernel that allows out-of-bounds access to physical memory beyond the end of the buffer. This flaw enables full local privilege escalation.

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
0.01371 · 71.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-416 · Use After Free
Published
2023-06-01T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 01 JUN 00:00Z
    A flaw was found in the fixed buffer registration code for io_uring (io_sqe_buffer_register in io_uring/rsrc.c) in the Linux kernel that allows out-of-bounds…
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